Meaning of the nameGinalva
- Female
- Gi-nal-va
Ginalva is a Brazilian feminine name with the ending -alva, recorded mostly among people born in the 1960s and 1970s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,075 people named Ginalva, the 7,868th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 53, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Ginalva 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)
- 1,075
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,868
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,105
- people
Ginalva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ginalva, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (339 people).
1,069 women 0 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 Ginalva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ginalva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 389 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 195 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 148 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 57 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 38 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 36 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ginalva
The origin of the name Ginalva is uncertain. The ending -alva, found in names such as Dalva and Marialva, is explained in the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil as perhaps coming from Latin alba, 'white, bright'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,075 people named Ginalva, with a median age of 53. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. It is an almost always female name, with records of people born from the 1940s to the 1990s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: morfemário (-alva) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ginalva
What does the name Ginalva mean?
The meaning of Ginalva 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 Ginalva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,075 people with the first name Ginalva, which ranks it number 7,868 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ginalva a boy's or a girl's name?
Ginalva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,069 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ginalva most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.007% of the state's population is named Ginalva (148 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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