Meaning of the nameBenildo
- Male
- Be-nil-do
Benildo is a Brazilian male name ending in -ildo, whose origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,625 people named Benildo, the 5,923rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Benildo 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)
- 1,625
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,923
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,868
- people
Benildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Benildo, 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 (391 people).
0 women 1,616 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 Benildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Benildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 237 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 182 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 158 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 122 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 113 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 101 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 79 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 75 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 58 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 49 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 38 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 27 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Benildo
The origin of the spelling Benildo is uncertain. It ends in -nildo, an element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic hild ('battle'); the beginning of the name has no documented formation. Benilda has its own entry in the dictionary, with the Galician variant Benilde. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,625 people named Benildo, almost always men, with more born in the 1950s to 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Benilda · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Benildo
What does the name Benildo mean?
The meaning of Benildo 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 Benildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,625 people with the first name Benildo, which ranks it number 5,923 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Benildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Benildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,616 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Benildo most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Benildo (237 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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