Meaning of the nameValnice
- Female
- Val-ni-ce
Valnice is a female name of uncertain origin, used in Brazil mainly by women born between the 1960s and 1970s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,326 people named Valnice, the 4,614th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Valnice 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)
- 2,326
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,614
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,515
- people
Valnice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valnice, 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 (672 people).
2,297 women 29 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 Valnice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valnice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 514 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 407 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 217 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 165 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 117 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 109 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 108 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 94 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 71 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 67 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 56 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 48 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 36 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 35 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 32 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valnice
The origin of the spelling Valnice is uncertain. The morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains that the element Val- is perhaps a fragment of names such as Valdemar, and among the Brazilian names formed with it cites Valdir, Valine and Valnete, the last with the formation Val- + -nete. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,326 people named Valnice, with a median age of 50; almost all are women, born mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (VAL-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valnete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valnice
What does the name Valnice mean?
The meaning of Valnice 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 Valnice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,326 people with the first name Valnice, which ranks it number 4,614 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valnice a boy's or a girl's name?
Valnice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,297 women and 29 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valnice most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Valnice (514 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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