Meaning of the nameCidinei
- Male
- Ci-di-nei
Cidinei is a Brazilian male name formed with the ending -nei, like Valdinei and Josinei; the origin of the beginning Cidi- is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,445 people named Cidinei, the 4,481st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Cidinei 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)
- 2,445
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,481
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,904
- people
Cidinei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cidinei, 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 (811 people).
117 women 2,328 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 Cidinei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cidinei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 515 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 275 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 244 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 233 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 206 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 167 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 129 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 86 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 61 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 61 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 59 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 59 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 48 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 46 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 27 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cidinei
The origin of Cidinei as a whole name is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -nei, from the French Ney, among the formative elements of Brazilian names and cites Cidnei, Valdinei and Josinei among the examples; the dictionary analyzes Valdinei as Valdi- + -nei. The beginning Cidi- has no entry of its own. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,445 people named Cidinei, with a median age of 43. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina. The largest group was born in the 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdinei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cidinei
What does the name Cidinei mean?
The meaning of Cidinei 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 Cidinei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,445 people with the first name Cidinei, which ranks it number 4,481 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Cidinei a boy's or a girl's name?
Cidinei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 117 women and 2,328 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Cidinei most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.003% of the state's population is named Cidinei (244 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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