Meaning of the nameCidnei
- Male
- Cid-nei
Cidnei is a Brazilian male name ending in -nei, an element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to the French Ney.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,652 people named Cidnei, the 5,853rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Cidnei 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)
- 1,652
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,853
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,229
- people
Cidnei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cidnei, 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 (541 people).
54 women 1,598 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 Cidnei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cidnei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 357 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 201 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 187 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 176 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 118 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 103 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 102 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 51 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 41 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 37 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 35 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 19 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cidnei
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Cidnei among the Brazilian names formed with the element -nei, -ney, which comes from the French Ney and goes back, according to Machado, to the German neu, 'new'. The beginning Cid- coincides with the name Cid, which the same dictionary gives as of Arabic origin, 'lord', but the origin of the first element of Cidnei is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,652 people named Cidnei, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cid · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cidnei
What does the name Cidnei mean?
The meaning of Cidnei 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 Cidnei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,652 people with the first name Cidnei, which ranks it number 5,853 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Cidnei a boy's or a girl's name?
Cidnei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 54 women and 1,598 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Cidnei most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.003% of the state's population is named Cidnei (201 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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