Meaning of the nameJosival
- Male
- Jo-si-val
Josival is a Brazilian male name formed from Josi- and -val, considered a Brazilianism and with no documented meaning.
Meaning
The meaning of Josival 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)
- 6,145
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,376
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,190
- people
Josival in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josival, 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 (1,998 people).
20 women 6,125 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 Josival is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josival in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.039%
- Sergipe 0.019%
- Pernambuco 0.008%
- Bahia 0.007%
- Paraíba 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Alagoas | 1,214 | 0.039% |
| Bahia | 1,046 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 1,019 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 715 | 0.008% |
| Sergipe | 412 | 0.019% |
| Paraíba | 286 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 177 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 158 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 135 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 111 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 109 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 107 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 105 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 84 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 81 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 61 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 51 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 47 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 44 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josival
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) analyzes Josival as Josi- + -val and classifies the name as a Brazilianism. The origin of the two elements is uncertain in the same dictionary: Josi- perhaps relates to the Jose- forms, and -val was possibly taken from names such as Durval and Lourival. For this reason the name has no documented meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,145 people named Josival; proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas. It is almost always a male name, and most of those recorded were born between 1960 and 1979.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josival · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (JOSI-, -VAL) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josival
What does the name Josival mean?
The meaning of Josival 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 Josival in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,145 people with the first name Josival, which ranks it number 2,376 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Josival a boy's or a girl's name?
Josival is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 20 women and 6,125 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josival most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.039% of the state's population is named Josival (1,214 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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