Meaning of the nameValquira
- Female
- Val-qui-ra
Valquira is a Brazilian female name with a spelling close to Valquíria and an uncertain origin, with records most frequent among people born in the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,498 people named Valquira, the 6,274th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 39, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Valquira 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)
- 1,498
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,274
- Median age
- 39 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,344
- people
Valquira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valquira, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (477 people).
1,491 women 0 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 Valquira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valquira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 318 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 195 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 162 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 86 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 76 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 66 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 46 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 46 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 35 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 35 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 29 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 19 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valquira
The origin of the spelling Valquira is uncertain. It resembles Valquíria, a female name in Portuguese, but the link between the two forms is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,498 people named Valquira, with a median age of 39, almost always women, and most were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Valquíria · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Valquira
What does the name Valquira mean?
The meaning of Valquira 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 Valquira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,498 people with the first name Valquira, which ranks it number 6,274 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Valquira a boy's or a girl's name?
Valquira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,491 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Valquira most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Valquira (195 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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