Meaning of the nameReginalva
- Female
- Re-gi-nal-va
Reginalva is a Brazilian female name formed from Regi- and -nalva, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Regina and to Latin alba.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,348 people named Reginalva, the 6,764th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Reginalva 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)
- 1,348
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,764
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,423
- people
Reginalva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Reginalva, 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 (500 people).
1,340 women 0 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 Reginalva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Reginalva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 319 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 244 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 116 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 102 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 66 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 57 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 34 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 33 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 33 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 23 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Reginalva
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the formation Regi- + -nalva. According to its Morfemário, Regi- is probably a fragment of names such as Regina, from Latin Regina, 'queen', and -alva (as in Marinalva) perhaps comes from Latin alba, 'white, bright'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,348 people named Reginalva, with a median age of 46. Most were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always female.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Reginalva · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Reginalva
What does the name Reginalva mean?
The meaning of Reginalva 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 Reginalva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,348 people with the first name Reginalva, which ranks it number 6,764 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Reginalva a boy's or a girl's name?
Reginalva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,340 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Reginalva most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Reginalva (319 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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