Meaning of the nameErnaldo
- Male
- Er-nal-do
Ernaldo is a Brazilian male name that ends in -aldo, an element common in names of Germanic origin, and its exact origin is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 894 people named Ernaldo, the 8,928th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Ernaldo 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)
- 894
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,928
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,039
- people
Ernaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ernaldo, 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 (270 people).
0 women 892 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 Ernaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ernaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 140 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 113 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 99 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 79 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 56 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 44 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 40 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 37 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 27 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 27 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 25 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 23 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ernaldo
The origin of Ernaldo is uncertain. The ending -aldo belongs to a group of elements (-aldo, -baldo, -naldo, -valdo) that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to several Germanic etyma, but the first part of the name has no documented etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 894 people named Ernaldo, with a median age of 46. The name is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born between 1960 and 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ernaldo
What does the name Ernaldo mean?
The meaning of Ernaldo 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 Ernaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 894 people with the first name Ernaldo, which ranks it number 8,928 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ernaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Ernaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 892 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ernaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Ernaldo (140 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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