Meaning of the nameNilvan
- Male
- Nil-van
Nilvan is a Brazilian male name that ends in -van, an element of uncertain origin according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,132 people named Nilvan, the 4,894th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Meaning
The meaning of Nilvan 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)
- 2,132
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,894
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,266
- people
Nilvan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nilvan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (598 people).
153 women 1,979 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 Nilvan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nilvan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 397 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 222 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 202 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 160 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 159 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 136 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 103 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 101 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 71 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 64 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 61 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 61 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 53 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 34 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 32 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nilvan
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists -van as an element of uncertain origin, perhaps a hypocoristic of -vando or taken from Ivan, seen in Djavan, Elivan, Lucivan and Marivan. The origin of the beginning Nil- is uncertain, and so the meaning of Nilvan is not known for certain. Those recorded were born mostly between the 1960s and the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,132 people named Nilvan, with a median age of 40.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nilvan
What does the name Nilvan mean?
The meaning of Nilvan 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 Nilvan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,132 people with the first name Nilvan, which ranks it number 4,894 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Nilvan a boy's or a girl's name?
Nilvan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 153 women and 1,979 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Nilvan most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.005% of the state's population is named Nilvan (160 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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