Meaning of the nameNalva
- Female
- Nal-va
Nalva is a Brazilian female name; -nalva is an element that the Dicionário de Nomes perhaps links to Latin alba, 'white, bright', but the meaning of the name on its own is not documented.
Meaning
The meaning of Nalva 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)
- 4,470
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,971
- Median age
- 49 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,334
- people
Nalva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nalva, 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 (1,545 people).
4,449 women 21 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 Nalva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nalva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.006%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,057 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 796 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 408 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 264 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 245 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 228 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 205 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 168 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 115 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 94 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 89 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 87 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 74 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 74 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 72 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 69 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 65 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 48 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 40 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 33 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 23 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nalva
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -alva, -dalva, -nalva as a feminine element, perhaps from Latin alba, 'white, bright', found in names such as Marinalva, Ednalva and Lucinalva. The same text notes that there are no constructions with Nalva in first position, and the origin of Nalva used as a whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,470 people named Nalva, with a median age of 49; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. The name is almost always female, with records mostly from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nalva
What does the name Nalva mean?
The meaning of Nalva 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 Nalva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,470 people with the first name Nalva, which ranks it number 2,971 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Nalva a boy's or a girl's name?
Nalva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,449 women and 21 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nalva most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.006% of the state's population is named Nalva (796 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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