Meaning of the nameGenivan
- Male
- Ge-ni-van
Genivan is a masculine name ending in -van, a formative found in many Brazilian names, and it is most frequent among people born in the 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Genivan is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,666
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,816
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,718
- people
Genivan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Genivan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (528 people).
90 women 1,576 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Genivan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Genivan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 286 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 181 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 153 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 134 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 108 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 98 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 94 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 93 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 78 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 64 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 60 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Genivan
The meaning of Genivan is not known for certain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) treats -van, found in names such as Josivan and Marivan, as being of uncertain origin: perhaps a hypocoristic of -vando, or a fragment of Ivan, from the Russian Iwan, 'John'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,666 people named Genivan, with a median age of 38. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí. The name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Genivan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-van) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Genivan
What does the name Genivan mean?
The meaning of Genivan is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Genivan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,666 people with the first name Genivan, which ranks it number 5,816 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Genivan a boy's or a girl's name?
Genivan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 90 women and 1,576 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Genivan most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.003% of the state's population is named Genivan (108 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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