Meaning of the nameJilvan
- Male
- Jil-van
Jilvan is a Brazilian male name ending in -van, a name-forming element of doubtful origin; the meaning of the whole name is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,737 people named Jilvan, the 4,132nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Jilvan 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)
- 2,737
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,132
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,475
- people
Jilvan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jilvan, 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 (865 people).
22 women 2,715 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 Jilvan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jilvan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.009%
- Bahia 0.009%
- Alagoas 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,227 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 221 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 199 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 163 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 105 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 100 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 78 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 77 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 70 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 65 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 59 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 54 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 39 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 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 Jilvan
The origin of the spelling Jilvan is uncertain. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the ending -van as of doubtful origin: perhaps a hypocoristic of the element -vando, perhaps a fragment of Ivan, the Russian form of John. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,737 people named Jilvan, with a median age of 42, mostly born in the 1970s and 1980s. The name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jilvan
What does the name Jilvan mean?
The meaning of Jilvan 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 Jilvan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,737 people with the first name Jilvan, which ranks it number 4,132 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jilvan a boy's or a girl's name?
Jilvan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 22 women and 2,715 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jilvan most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.009% of the state's population is named Jilvan (199 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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