Meaning of the nameSival
- Male
- Si-val
Sival is a male name of uncertain origin, ending in -val, an ending that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to names such as Durval and Lourival.
Meaning
The meaning of Sival 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)
- 2,412
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,519
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,733
- people
Sival in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sival, 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 (670 people).
0 women 2,395 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 Sival is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sival in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 561 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 374 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 158 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 126 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 122 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 111 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 98 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 95 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 89 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 76 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 75 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 72 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 69 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 60 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 57 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 40 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 32 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 32 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sival
The origin of the name Sival is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the ending -val as of uncertain origin, perhaps a fragment of names such as Durval and Lourival, and cites Josival and Lucival among the Brazilian names with this ending. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,412 people named Sival, almost always men, with a median age of 51. Most were born between 1950 and 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Sival
What does the name Sival mean?
The meaning of Sival 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 Sival in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,412 people with the first name Sival, which ranks it number 4,519 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Sival a boy's or a girl's name?
Sival is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,395 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Sival most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Sival (561 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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