Meaning of the nameAriovaldo
- Male
- A-ri-o-val-do
Ariovaldo is a Brazilian male name with the ending -valdo, of possible Germanic origin according to the morpheme list, and most frequent among people born up to the 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Ariovaldo 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)
- 6,738
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,220
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 8,557
- people
Ariovaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ariovaldo, 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 (2,009 people).
0 women 6,721 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 Ariovaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ariovaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.009%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.005%
- Paraná 0.004%
- Goiás 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,806 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 586 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 419 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 299 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 295 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 262 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 192 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 184 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 130 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 102 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 76 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 43 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 42 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 42 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 30 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 26 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ariovaldo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -valdo among endings that may have several Germanic origins, such as walt/wald ('the one who rules'), hard/hart ('strong'), balths/bald ('bold') or old ('old'). The beginning Ario- has no documented origin, and so the meaning of the whole name is not given. Almost all of those recorded are men. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,738 people named Ariovaldo, with a median age of 60. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ariovaldo
What does the name Ariovaldo mean?
The meaning of Ariovaldo 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 Ariovaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,738 people with the first name Ariovaldo, which ranks it number 2,220 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Ariovaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Ariovaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 6,721 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ariovaldo most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.009% of the state's population is named Ariovaldo (3,806 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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