Meaning of the nameAnivaldo
- Male
- A-ni-val-do
Anivaldo is a male Brazilian name that ends in the Germanic formative -valdo, used freely in many compound names.
Meaning
The meaning of Anivaldo 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)
- 2,307
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,640
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,674
- people
Anivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Anivaldo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (741 people).
0 women 2,301 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 Anivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Anivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.004%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 467 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 445 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 263 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 213 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 168 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 100 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 78 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 75 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 73 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 72 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 28 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 26 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Anivaldo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups -valdo, -aldo and -naldo into a single male formative of Germanic origin, with four possible explanations, among them walt/wald, 'the one who rules', hard/hart, 'strong', and balths, 'bold'. The origin of the beginning Ani- is uncertain, and so the name as a whole has no documented meaning. The largest number of records is of people born in the 1960s, and almost all are male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,307 people named Anivaldo, with a median age of 56.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Anivaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Anivaldo
What does the name Anivaldo mean?
The meaning of Anivaldo 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 Anivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,307 people with the first name Anivaldo, which ranks it number 4,640 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Anivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Anivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,301 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Anivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.004% of the state's population is named Anivaldo (263 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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