Meaning of the nameCleonildo
- Male
- Cle-o-nil-do
Cleonildo is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -nildo, a Germanic element linked to hild, 'battle'; the meaning of the whole name is not documented.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 988 people named Cleonildo, the 8,355th 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 Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Cleonildo 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)
- 988
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,355
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,184
- people
Cleonildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cleonildo, 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 (287 people).
0 women 985 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 Cleonildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cleonildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 166 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 120 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 115 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 90 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 69 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 57 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 38 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 26 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Cleonildo
The origin of Cleonildo is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -ildo/-nildo as a masculine formative of Germanic origin, from hild, 'battle', found in names such as Evanildo and Edenildo. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 988 people named Cleonildo, with a median age of 43. The largest group was born in the 1970s, and the records are almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Cleonildo
What does the name Cleonildo mean?
The meaning of Cleonildo 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 Cleonildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 988 people with the first name Cleonildo, which ranks it number 8,355 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Cleonildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Cleonildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 985 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Cleonildo most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.002% of the state's population is named Cleonildo (166 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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