Meaning of the nameDivanildo
- Male
- Di-va-nil-do
Divanildo is a Brazilian male name that ends in -nildo, a Germanic element linked to 'combat', with no documented meaning for the name as a whole.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,288 people named Divanildo, the 6,982nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 44, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Divanildo 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)
- 1,288
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,982
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,391
- people
Divanildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Divanildo, 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 (474 people).
0 women 1,283 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 Divanildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Divanildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 277 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 145 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 144 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 89 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 87 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 82 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 62 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 55 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 38 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 31 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 24 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 23 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Divanildo
Divanildo ends in -nildo, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) derives from Germanic hild, 'combat', as in Edenildo and Evanildo. The beginning Diva- has no documented derivation, so the whole name has no meaning. Most were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and almost all are men. IBGE recorded 1,288 people named Divanildo in the 2022 Census, with a median age of 44. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Divanildo
What does the name Divanildo mean?
The meaning of Divanildo 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 Divanildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,288 people with the first name Divanildo, which ranks it number 6,982 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Divanildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Divanildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,283 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Divanildo most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Divanildo (144 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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