Meaning of the nameEgnaldo
- Male
- Eg-nal-do
Egnaldo is a Brazilian male name ending in -naldo, an element with several possible Germanic origins; the formation of the whole name is not documented.
Meaning
The meaning of Egnaldo 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)
- 3,345
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,604
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,648
- people
Egnaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Egnaldo, 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 (1,186 people).
0 women 3,342 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 Egnaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Egnaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 608 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 558 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 255 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 239 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 210 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 158 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 147 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 137 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 119 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 107 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 96 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 93 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 83 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 67 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 55 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 55 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 46 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 41 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 39 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 29 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Egnaldo
The origin of the spelling Egnaldo is uncertain. The ending -naldo is described in the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil as a male element with several possible Germanic origins, present in names such as Edinaldo and Reinaldo. The dictionary also records Agnaldo, with a similar spelling, with Aguinaldo as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,345 people named Egnaldo, almost always male and most numerous among those born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Agnaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Egnaldo
What does the name Egnaldo mean?
The meaning of Egnaldo 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 Egnaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,345 people with the first name Egnaldo, which ranks it number 3,604 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Egnaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Egnaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,342 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Egnaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.007% of the state's population is named Egnaldo (158 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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