Meaning of the nameGenivalda
- Female
- Ge-ni-val-da
Genivalda is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin, ending in -valda, a feminine element in names such as Lucivalda and Marialda.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,574 people named Genivalda, the 4,336th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Genivalda 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)
- 2,574
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,336
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,689
- people
Genivalda in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Genivalda, 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 (821 people).
2,541 women 33 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 Genivalda is most common
States with the highest share of people named Genivalda in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.016%
- Bahia 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 895 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 495 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 346 | 0.016% |
| Pernambuco | 201 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 101 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 78 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 58 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 47 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 42 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 21 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Genivalda
The origin of Genivalda is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -alda and -valda as feminine elements of uncertain origin, probably the feminine of -aldo and -valdo, which in turn have several proposed Germanic origins, such as walt or wald ('ruler'). The name is almost always female, and the largest group of records is of people born in the 1970s, followed by the 1960s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,574 people named Genivalda, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-valda) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Genivalda
What does the name Genivalda mean?
The meaning of Genivalda 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 Genivalda in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,574 people with the first name Genivalda, which ranks it number 4,336 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Genivalda a boy's or a girl's name?
Genivalda is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,541 women and 33 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Genivalda most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.016% of the state's population is named Genivalda (346 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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