Meaning of the nameErenildo
- Male
- E-re-nil-do
Erenildo is a male name of Brazilian formation, ending in -ildo, from the Germanic hild, 'battle'.
Meaning
The meaning of Erenildo is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,010
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,100
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,271
- people
Erenildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erenildo, 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 (558 people).
0 women 2,001 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 Erenildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erenildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 450 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 254 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 165 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 156 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 101 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 98 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 87 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 84 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 82 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 72 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 70 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 58 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 43 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 42 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 29 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 20 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 20 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erenildo
Erenildo ends in -ildo, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to the Germanic hild, 'battle'; Eremildo appears there among the traditional names of the pattern. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain, and the origin of the opening Ere- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,010 people named Erenildo, with a median age of 42. The name is almost always male, and the peak is among those born in the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Erenildo
What does the name Erenildo mean?
The meaning of Erenildo is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Erenildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,010 people with the first name Erenildo, which ranks it number 5,100 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Erenildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Erenildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,001 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Erenildo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Erenildo (450 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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