Meaning of the nameOlival
- Male
- Portuguese origin
- O-li-val
Olival is a male name that coincides with the Portuguese word olival, 'land planted with olive trees', formed from oliva and the suffix -al.
- People (2022)
- 1,357
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,731
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,784
- people
Olival in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Olival, 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 (323 people).
0 women 1,350 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 Olival is most common
States with the highest share of people named Olival in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 301 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 259 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 188 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 178 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 51 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 50 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 43 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 35 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 26 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 22 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Olival
Olival is also a common Portuguese word, which Priberam defines as land planted with olive trees and Wiktionary as a form of oliva, 'olive tree', with the suffix -al, 'field of'. Wiktionary also records Olival as a toponymic surname, that is, one coming from a place name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,357 people named Olival, with a median age of 60; proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Wiktionary: olival · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Priberam: olival · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Olival · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Olival
What does the name Olival mean?
Olival means “olival, land planted with olive trees”, according to Wiktionary and Priberam.
How many people are named Olival in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,357 people with the first name Olival, which ranks it number 6,731 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Olival a boy's or a girl's name?
Olival is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,350 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Olival?
Olival is a name of Portuguese origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Olival most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Olival (188 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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