Meaning of the nameEtevaldo
- Male
- E-te-val-do
Etevaldo is a Brazilian masculine name of uncertain origin, which ends in the Germanic formative -valdo, described in the Dictionary's Morfemário.
Meaning
The meaning of Etevaldo 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)
- 3,681
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,388
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,515
- people
Etevaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Etevaldo, 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 (1,068 people).
0 women 3,665 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 Etevaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Etevaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,210 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 561 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 195 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 181 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 165 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 160 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 121 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 99 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 96 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 92 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 80 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 75 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 62 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 51 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 49 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 49 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 48 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 46 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 35 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 30 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Etevaldo
The origin of Etevaldo is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes the ending -valdo as of Germanic origin, with more than one possible root, among them walt/wald, "the one who rules"; the beginning Ete- is of uncertain origin. Most people named Etevaldo were born in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and the name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,681 people named Etevaldo, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Etevaldo
What does the name Etevaldo mean?
The meaning of Etevaldo 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 Etevaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,681 people with the first name Etevaldo, which ranks it number 3,388 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Etevaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Etevaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,665 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Etevaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.009% of the state's population is named Etevaldo (1,210 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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