Meaning of the nameDevanildo
- Male
- De-va-nil-do
Devanildo is a Brazilian male name ending in -nildo, an element that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to Germanic hild, "combat".
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,065 people named Devanildo, the 7,932nd 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 Paraná.
Meaning
The meaning of Devanildo 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)
- 1,065
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,932
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,223
- people
Devanildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Devanildo, 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 (353 people).
0 women 1,059 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 Devanildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Devanildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 266 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 127 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 123 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 113 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 67 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 66 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 39 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 33 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 32 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 17 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Devanildo
The origin of Devanildo as a whole is uncertain. The ending -nildo is in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which associates it with Germanic hild/hilde, "combat", as in Evanildo and Amarildo; the origin of the beginning Deva- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,065 people named Devanildo, with a median age of 43; it is almost always a male name. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Devanildo
What does the name Devanildo mean?
The meaning of Devanildo 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 Devanildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,065 people with the first name Devanildo, which ranks it number 7,932 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Devanildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Devanildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,059 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Devanildo most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.001% of the state's population is named Devanildo (123 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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