Meaning of the nameCacildo
- Male
- Ca-cil-do
Cacildo is a Brazilian male name ending in -ildo, a Germanic element linked to 'combat', and its origin and meaning are not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 896 people named Cacildo, the 8,914th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 58, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Mato Grosso do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Cacildo 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)
- 896
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,914
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,032
- people
Cacildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cacildo, 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 (232 people).
0 women 893 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 Cacildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cacildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 192 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 148 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 104 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 104 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 97 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 49 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 40 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cacildo
The origin of Cacildo is uncertain. The ending -ildo is a name-forming element that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) associates with a Germanic root linked to 'combat', but the first part of the name has no documented etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 896 people named Cacildo, with a median age of 58. The name is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born between 1940 and 1989.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cacildo
What does the name Cacildo mean?
The meaning of Cacildo 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 Cacildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 896 people with the first name Cacildo, which ranks it number 8,914 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Cacildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Cacildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 893 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Cacildo most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Cacildo (104 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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