Meaning of the nameJenival
- Male
- Je-ni-val
Jenival is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -val, an element of uncertain origin found in names such as Durval, Genival and Lourival.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,596 people named Jenival, the 4,311th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Jenival 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)
- 2,596
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,311
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,939
- people
Jenival in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jenival, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (889 people).
0 women 2,584 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 Jenival is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jenival in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.006%
- Bahia 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 542 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 332 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 286 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 198 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 179 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 157 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 105 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 80 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 79 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 73 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 68 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 57 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 55 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 54 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 52 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 48 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 36 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jenival
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -val as of uncertain origin, possibly a fragment of names such as Durval and Lourival, and cites Genival among the traditional names with this ending. The meaning of Jenival as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,596 people named Jenival, with a median age of 46, and most were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jenival
What does the name Jenival mean?
The meaning of Jenival 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 Jenival in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,596 people with the first name Jenival, which ranks it number 4,311 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jenival a boy's or a girl's name?
Jenival is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,584 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jenival most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Jenival (198 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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