Meaning of the nameValber
- Male
- Val-ber
Valber is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin that recalls Valberto, recorded as formed from Val- + -berto.
Meaning
The meaning of Valber 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)
- 5,750
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,480
- Median age
- 31 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,402
- people
Valber in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valber, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (2,187 people).
30 women 5,720 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 Valber is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valber in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.014%
- Pará 0.009%
- Paraíba 0.006%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Amazonas 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 939 | 0.014% |
| Pará | 688 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 624 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 497 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 422 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 348 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 286 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 238 | 0.006% |
| Pernambuco | 207 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 171 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 168 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 161 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 117 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 95 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 89 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 85 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 80 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 76 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 75 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 67 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 66 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 60 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 58 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 53 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 32 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valber
The origin of Valber is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Valberto as formed from Val- + -berto, but does not give the formation of Valber. The morpheme list describes Val- as perhaps taken from names such as Valdemar, and -berto as of Germanic origin, 'bright, illustrious'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,750 people named Valber, with a median age of 31. Most were born in the 1980s and 1990s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valberto · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: morfemário (Val-, -berto) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valber
What does the name Valber mean?
The meaning of Valber 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 Valber in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,750 people with the first name Valber, which ranks it number 2,480 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Valber a boy's or a girl's name?
Valber is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 30 women and 5,720 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valber most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.014% of the state's population is named Valber (939 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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