Meaning of the nameBenivaldo
- Male
- Be-ni-val-do
Benivaldo is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -valdo, an element of Germanic origin linked to 'the one who rules' in one of the Dictionary's hypotheses.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,174 people named Benivaldo, the 7,420th 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 Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Benivaldo 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)
- 1,174
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,420
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,337
- people
Benivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Benivaldo, 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 (322 people).
0 women 1,170 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 Benivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Benivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 354 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 193 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 127 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 71 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 69 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 51 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 42 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 32 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Benivaldo
Benivaldo ends in -valdo, an element of Germanic origin that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to more than one root: walt/wald, 'the one who rules', hard/hart, 'strong', balths or bald, 'bold, daring', or old, 'old'. The beginning, Beni-, has no documented origin, so the meaning of the whole name is not known with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,174 people named Benivaldo, with a median age of 48. It is almost always male, borne mostly by people born from the 1960s to the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Benivaldo
What does the name Benivaldo mean?
The meaning of Benivaldo 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 Benivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,174 people with the first name Benivaldo, which ranks it number 7,420 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Benivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Benivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,170 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Benivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Benivaldo (354 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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