Meaning of the nameMiralva
- Female
- Mi-ral-va
Miralva is a Brazilian female name ending in -alva, an element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil tentatively links to Latin alba, 'white, bright'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,329 people named Miralva, the 3,034th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Miralva 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)
- 4,329
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,034
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,868
- people
Miralva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Miralva, 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 (1,359 people).
4,300 women 29 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 Miralva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Miralva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.018%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 2,608 | 0.018% |
| São Paulo | 847 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 221 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 106 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 84 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 60 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 18 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Miralva
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists -alva as an element of female names such as Dalva and Marialva, perhaps from Latin alba, feminine of albus, 'white, bright'. Miralda has the same structure, Mir- plus -alda, in the same dictionary, but the meaning of the beginning Mir- is not known for certain, so the meaning of Miralva as a whole remains open. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,329 people named Miralva, with a median age of 56. The name is almost always female, and the 1960s is the decade with the most records.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-alva) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Miralda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Miralva
What does the name Miralva mean?
The meaning of Miralva 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 Miralva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,329 people with the first name Miralva, which ranks it number 3,034 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Miralva a boy's or a girl's name?
Miralva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,300 women and 29 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Miralva most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.018% of the state's population is named Miralva (2,608 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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