Meaning of the nameAdvaldo
- Male
- Ad-val-do
Advaldo is a masculine name ending in -valdo, a name element with Germanic roots; the beginning Ad- probably comes from traditional names such as Aderbal, and the origin of the name is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,321 people named Advaldo, the 4,622nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Advaldo 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)
- 2,321
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,622
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,264
- people
Advaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Advaldo, 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 (684 people).
0 women 2,314 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 Advaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Advaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 446 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 423 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 336 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 144 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 144 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 97 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 89 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 79 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 76 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 45 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 45 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 37 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 37 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Advaldo
The origin of the name Advaldo is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives the ending -valdo several possible Germanic roots: walt/wald, 'the one who rules', hard, 'strong', balths/bald, 'bold', and old, 'old'. For the beginning Ad-, it indicates a probable fragment of traditional names such as Aderbal. The formation of Advaldo itself is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,321 people named Advaldo, with a median age of 51, most of them born between 1960 and 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-valdo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Advaldo
What does the name Advaldo mean?
The meaning of Advaldo 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 Advaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,321 people with the first name Advaldo, which ranks it number 4,622 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Advaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Advaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,314 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Advaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Advaldo (423 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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