Meaning of the nameErivaldo
- Male
- E-ri-val-do
Erivaldo is a Brazilian male name ending in -valdo, an ending of Germanic origin, with a first element of unknown origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Erivaldo 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)
- 33,956
- Rank in Brazil
- #751
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 38,678
- people
Erivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Erivaldo, 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 (10,148 people).
122 women 33,834 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 Erivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Erivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.072%
- Sergipe 0.051%
- Paraíba 0.050%
- Pernambuco 0.050%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.045%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 5,982 | 0.042% |
| São Paulo | 5,268 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 4,548 | 0.050% |
| Alagoas | 2,252 | 0.072% |
| Paraíba | 2,003 | 0.050% |
| Ceará | 1,794 | 0.020% |
| Pará | 1,522 | 0.019% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,494 | 0.045% |
| Sergipe | 1,135 | 0.051% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,088 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 990 | 0.015% |
| Minas Gerais | 988 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 757 | 0.019% |
| Goiás | 719 | 0.010% |
| Piauí | 497 | 0.015% |
| Paraná | 439 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 377 | 0.010% |
| Distrito Federal | 365 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 328 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 314 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 249 | 0.009% |
| Tocantins | 198 | 0.013% |
| Acre | 186 | 0.022% |
| Rondônia | 183 | 0.012% |
| Amapá | 101 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 91 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 88 | 0.014% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Erivaldo
Erivaldo ends in -valdo, an ending that the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives as Germanic, with more than one explanation: walt/wald, 'the one who rules', hard/hart, 'strong', balths or bald, 'bold', or old, 'old'. The same ending appears in traditional names such as Osvaldo and Evaldo and in Brazilian creations such as Erisvaldo and Serivaldo. The first element, Eri-, has no known origin, and the meaning of the name as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 33,956 people named Erivaldo, with a median age of 45; proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas. The dictionary lists Herivaldo as a spelling variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Erivaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-aldo, -valdo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Erivaldo
What does the name Erivaldo mean?
The meaning of Erivaldo 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 Erivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 33,956 people with the first name Erivaldo, which ranks it number 751 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Erivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Erivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 122 women and 33,834 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Erivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.072% of the state's population is named Erivaldo (2,252 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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