Meaning of the nameNorival
- Male
- No-ri-val
Norival is a Brazilian male name ending in -val, a name-forming element that the Morfemário describes as of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Norival 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)
- 4,349
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,023
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,810
- people
Norival in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Norival, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,229 people).
0 women 4,341 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 Norival is most common
States with the highest share of people named Norival in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,963 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 668 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 636 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 236 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 219 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 113 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 108 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 72 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 72 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 54 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 41 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 25 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 19 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Norival
Norival ends in -val, a name-forming element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes as of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from names such as Durval and Lourival; it also appears in Genival, Florival and Roberval. The meaning of the first part, Nori-, is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,349 people named Norival, with a median age of 64. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo. The name appears almost always as male.
Sources
- Morfemário: -val · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Norival · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Norival
What does the name Norival mean?
The meaning of Norival 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 Norival in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,349 people with the first name Norival, which ranks it number 3,023 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Norival a boy's or a girl's name?
Norival is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 4,341 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Norival most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.004% of the state's population is named Norival (1,963 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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