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Meaning of the nameCivaldo

Civaldo is a masculine name ending in -valdo, a documented Germanic element; its full formation and meaning are not known for certain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,031 people named Civaldo, the 8,122nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Meaning

The meaning of Civaldo 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)
1,031
Rank in Brazil
#8,122
Median age
45 years
2010 Census
1,334
people

Civaldo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Civaldo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (268 people).

0 women 1,031 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 Civaldo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Civaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Pará 0.002%
  2. Bahia 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pará1610.002%
São Paulo1590.000%
Bahia1330.001%
Pernambuco760.001%
Maranhão640.001%
Paraná460.000%
Goiás400.001%
Rio de Janeiro380.000%
Minas Gerais360.000%
Ceará350.000%
Sergipe280.001%
Piauí270.001%
Amapá220.003%
Alagoas210.001%
Amazonas200.001%
Mato Grosso160.000%
Roraima160.003%
Tocantins150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Civaldo

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil treats -valdo as an ending of Germanic origin, with several possible sources: walt/wald, 'one who rules', hard/hart, 'strong', bald, 'bold', and old, 'old'. The full formation of Civaldo, however, is not documented, and its meaning is not known for certain. It is always or almost always male, and most of the people were born between 1960 and 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,031 people named Civaldo, with a median age of 45.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Civaldo

What does the name Civaldo mean?

The meaning of Civaldo 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 Civaldo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,031 people with the first name Civaldo, which ranks it number 8,122 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Civaldo a boy's or a girl's name?

Civaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,031 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Civaldo most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Civaldo (161 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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