Meaning of the nameRisalva
- Female
- Ri-sal-va
Risalva is a Brazilian female name of uncertain origin, also recorded in the spelling Rizalva.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,715 people named Risalva, the 5,698th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 57, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Risalva 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)
- 1,715
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,698
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,990
- people
Risalva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Risalva, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (473 people).
1,708 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 Risalva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Risalva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 338 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 228 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 166 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 154 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 144 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 130 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 77 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 72 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 62 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 50 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 45 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 39 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 17 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Risalva
The origin of the name Risalva is uncertain, and its meaning is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Rizalva as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,715 people named Risalva, with a median age of 57. The name is almost always female, and almost all of those recorded were born between the 1940s and the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Risalva · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Risalva
What does the name Risalva mean?
The meaning of Risalva 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 Risalva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,715 people with the first name Risalva, which ranks it number 5,698 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Risalva a boy's or a girl's name?
Risalva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,708 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Risalva most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.004% of the state's population is named Risalva (154 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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