Meaning of the nameGilvanio
- Male
- Gil-va-ni-o
Gilvanio is a Brazilian male name close to Gilvan, with records of people born from the 1950s onward and a peak in the 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Gilvanio is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,992
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,136
- Median age
- 40.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,136
- people
Gilvanio in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gilvanio, 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 (668 people).
0 women 1,982 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 Gilvanio is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gilvanio in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.009%
- Sergipe 0.007%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 308 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 294 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 286 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 207 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 154 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 136 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 96 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 83 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 66 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 51 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 29 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 23 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gilvanio
The origin of the spelling Gilvanio is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Gilvan, for which it lists the spellings Gilvam, Jilvam and Jilvan, without an etymology; the Morfemário gives the beginning Gil- as of uncertain origin, perhaps a fragment of names such as Gilberto, and shows Gilvanete, Gilvaney and Gilvanéia among Brazilian names. IBGE counted 1,992 people named Gilvanio in the 2022 Census, with a median age of 40.5. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Gilvan · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Gilvanio
What does the name Gilvanio mean?
The meaning of Gilvanio is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Gilvanio in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,992 people with the first name Gilvanio, which ranks it number 5,136 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Gilvanio a boy's or a girl's name?
Gilvanio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,982 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Gilvanio most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.009% of the state's population is named Gilvanio (294 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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