Meaning of the nameRosival
- Male
- Ro-si-val
Rosival is a Brazilian male name formed from Rosi-, an element of Rosa, and the ending -val, of uncertain origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,255 people named Rosival, the 3,671st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosival 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)
- 3,255
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,671
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,825
- people
Rosival in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosival, 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 (1,032 people).
0 women 3,237 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 Rosival is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosival in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.013%
- Bahia 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 932 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 515 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 405 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 187 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 166 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 153 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 105 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 95 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 94 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 80 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 78 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 62 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 34 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 31 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 22 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosival
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Rosi- as a fragment of names such as Rosa and Rose, and -val as an element of uncertain origin, perhaps a fragment of names such as Durval and Lourival, and cites Rosival among the names with Rosi-. The name as a whole has no documented derivation. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,255 people named Rosival, with a median age of 48; the largest number of records is of people born in the 1970s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas. The dictionary lists Rozival as a graphic variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rosival · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Rosival
What does the name Rosival mean?
The meaning of Rosival 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 Rosival in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,255 people with the first name Rosival, which ranks it number 3,671 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rosival a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosival is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,237 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rosival most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.013% of the state's population is named Rosival (405 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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