Meaning of the nameFrancivaldo
- Male
- Fran-ci-val-do
Francivaldo is a Brazilian masculine name formed from Franci-, of Germanic origin linked to 'Frank', and -valdo; the name as a whole has no documented meaning.
Meaning
The meaning of Francivaldo 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)
- 8,984
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,844
- Median age
- 38 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,278
- people
Francivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Francivaldo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (3,495 people).
35 women 8,949 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 Francivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Francivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 2,306 | 0.034% |
| Pará | 1,460 | 0.018% |
| Piauí | 1,017 | 0.031% |
| Ceará | 1,001 | 0.011% |
| São Paulo | 469 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 406 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 328 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 297 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 208 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 202 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 188 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 157 | 0.010% |
| Roraima | 157 | 0.025% |
| Distrito Federal | 146 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 118 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 105 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 89 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 72 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 67 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 65 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 36 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 23 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 17 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Francivaldo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Francivaldo among the Brazilian names formed with Franc-, Franci- or Francis-, an element from Germanic frank, 'Frank', found in Francisco and Francisca. The second element, -valdo, is of Germanic origin and has more than one possible etymon: walt/wald, 'one who rules', hard, 'strong', bald, 'bold, daring', or old, 'old'. There is no documented meaning for the name as a whole. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,984 people named Francivaldo, with a median age of 38; most were born in the 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Franc-, Franci-, Francis-; -valdo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Francivaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Francivaldo
What does the name Francivaldo mean?
The meaning of Francivaldo 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 Francivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,984 people with the first name Francivaldo, which ranks it number 1,844 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Francivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Francivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 35 women and 8,949 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Francivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.034% of the state's population is named Francivaldo (2,306 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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