Meaning of the nameKelvia
- Female
- Kel-vi-a
Kelvia is a Brazilian feminine name, spelled with K, whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,469 people named Kelvia, the 6,360th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 29, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Kelvia 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)
- 1,469
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,360
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,545
- people
Kelvia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kelvia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (539 people).
1,460 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 Kelvia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kelvia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.008%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 682 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 108 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 76 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 66 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 48 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 47 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 34 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kelvia
The origin of the spelling Kelvia is uncertain. The spelling resembles Kelvin, which has an entry in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) with no etymology given. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,469 people named Kelvia, with a median age of 29; they are almost always women, and most were born between 1980 and 1999. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Kelvin · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kelvia
What does the name Kelvia mean?
The meaning of Kelvia 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 Kelvia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,469 people with the first name Kelvia, which ranks it number 6,360 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Kelvia a boy's or a girl's name?
Kelvia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,460 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kelvia most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.008% of the state's population is named Kelvia (682 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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