Meaning of the nameSinval
- Male
- Sin-val
Sinval is a male name of uncertain origin, ending in -val like Durval and Lourival, with a peak of records among people born in the 1960s.
Meaning
The meaning of Sinval 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)
- 8,474
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,917
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,465
- people
Sinval in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sinval, 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 (2,310 people).
25 women 8,449 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 Sinval is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sinval in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.011%
- Goiás 0.010%
- Bahia 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.007%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 2,152 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 1,521 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 1,007 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 695 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 310 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 308 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 306 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 229 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 218 | 0.007% |
| Paraíba | 211 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 190 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 171 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 166 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 160 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 114 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 110 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 98 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 86 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 84 | 0.006% |
| Rondônia | 83 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 80 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 61 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sinval
The origin of Sinval is uncertain. The ending -val appears in other names used in Brazil, such as Durval, Lourival and Genival; the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) considers this element to be of uncertain origin, perhaps taken from names such as Durval and Lourival. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,474 people named Sinval, with a median age of 57. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-val) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wikcionário: Sinval · pt.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Sinval
What does the name Sinval mean?
The meaning of Sinval 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 Sinval in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,474 people with the first name Sinval, which ranks it number 1,917 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Sinval a boy's or a girl's name?
Sinval is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 8,449 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Sinval most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.011% of the state's population is named Sinval (2,152 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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