Meaning of the nameMaridalva
- Female
- Ma-ri-dal-va
Maridalva is a female name formed from Mari- and -dalva, elements whose origin the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil presents only as a hypothesis.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,952 people named Maridalva, the 3,939th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 54, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Maridalva 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)
- 2,952
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,939
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,176
- people
Maridalva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Maridalva, 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 (837 people).
2,942 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 Maridalva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Maridalva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.007%
- Pará 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.005%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 944 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 460 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 457 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 340 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 101 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 66 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 54 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 52 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 41 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 41 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 39 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 35 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 33 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 25 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Maridalva
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates the formation Mari- + -dalva. The Morfemário (morpheme list) says that Mari- probably comes from names such as Maria, Mariana and Marina, and that -dalva perhaps comes from the Latin alba, 'white, bright', as in Dalva and Marialva. Because both origins are hypotheses, the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,952 people named Maridalva, with a median age of 54. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. It is almost always a female name, and most were born between 1950 and 1979.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Maridalva · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Maridalva
What does the name Maridalva mean?
The meaning of Maridalva 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 Maridalva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,952 people with the first name Maridalva, which ranks it number 3,939 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Maridalva a boy's or a girl's name?
Maridalva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,942 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Maridalva most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.007% of the state's population is named Maridalva (944 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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