Meaning of the nameFlorivaldo
- Male
- Flo-ri-val-do
Florivaldo is a Brazilian male name ending in -valdo, an element of disputed Germanic origin; the name itself has no documented meaning.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,062 people named Florivaldo, the 7,950th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 60, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Florivaldo 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)
- 1,062
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,950
- Median age
- 60 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,278
- people
Florivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Florivaldo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (332 people).
0 women 1,060 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 Florivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Florivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 400 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 210 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 76 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 63 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 41 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 24 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 18 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Florivaldo
The ending -valdo comes, according to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), from several possible Germanic origins, such as walt or wald, 'one who rules', or balths, 'bold'. The Morfemário cites Florival among the traditional names in -val, of uncertain origin, and Florisvaldo among the Brazilian names in -valdo. The origin of the beginning Flori- is not documented, and that of the whole name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,062 people named Florivaldo, with a median age of 60. It is almost always a male name, most often recorded in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ALDO, -VALDO e -VAL) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Florivaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Florival · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Florivaldo
What does the name Florivaldo mean?
The meaning of Florivaldo 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 Florivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,062 people with the first name Florivaldo, which ranks it number 7,950 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Florivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Florivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,060 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Florivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.002% of the state's population is named Florivaldo (210 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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