Meaning of the nameEnaldo
- Male
- E-nal-do
Enaldo is a male name formed by En + -aldo, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), in which -aldo is an element of Germanic origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,640 people named Enaldo, the 5,887th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Meaning
The meaning of Enaldo 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)
- 1,640
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,887
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,808
- people
Enaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Enaldo, 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 (478 people).
0 women 1,631 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 Enaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Enaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 282 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 225 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 195 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 110 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 109 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 102 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 95 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 88 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 73 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 36 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 32 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 23 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 19 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Enaldo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the formation of Enaldo as En + -aldo. The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the same dictionary groups -aldo with -baldo, -naldo and -valdo and gives as its origin Germanic walt/wald, 'the one who rules', among other proposals; the beginning En- has no documented element, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,640 people named Enaldo, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Enaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Enaldo
What does the name Enaldo mean?
The meaning of Enaldo 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 Enaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,640 people with the first name Enaldo, which ranks it number 5,887 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Enaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Enaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,631 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Enaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Enaldo (195 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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