Meaning of the nameGenivaldo
- Male
- Ge-ni-val-do
Genivaldo is a Brazilian male name with the ending -valdo, of Germanic origin according to the morphemary, and a beginning, Geni-, of uncertain origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Genivaldo 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)
- 39,378
- Rank in Brazil
- #674
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 42,622
- people
Genivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Genivaldo, 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 (13,467 people).
127 women 39,251 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 Genivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Genivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.080%
- Bahia 0.064%
- Alagoas 0.054%
- Piauí 0.039%
- Pernambuco 0.036%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 8,995 | 0.064% |
| São Paulo | 7,502 | 0.017% |
| Pernambuco | 3,283 | 0.036% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,397 | 0.012% |
| Sergipe | 1,764 | 0.080% |
| Alagoas | 1,694 | 0.054% |
| Pará | 1,664 | 0.021% |
| Maranhão | 1,502 | 0.022% |
| Goiás | 1,373 | 0.020% |
| Piauí | 1,277 | 0.039% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,273 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 1,145 | 0.010% |
| Mato Grosso | 827 | 0.023% |
| Espírito Santo | 706 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 610 | 0.022% |
| Tocantins | 503 | 0.033% |
| Distrito Federal | 463 | 0.016% |
| Rondônia | 440 | 0.028% |
| Ceará | 434 | 0.005% |
| Paraíba | 355 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 351 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 306 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 210 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 92 | 0.013% |
| Acre | 78 | 0.009% |
| Roraima | 68 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 66 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Genivaldo
The morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives -aldo, -baldo, -naldo and -valdo a Germanic origin, with more than one possible root: walt/wald, 'the one who rules'; hard, 'strong'; bald, 'bold'; or old, 'old'. The same morphemary lists this ending in Brazilian names such as Lenivaldo, Luzivaldo and Nivaldo. The origin of the beginning Geni- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 39,378 people named Genivaldo, with a median age of 46; proportionally, the name is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-aldo, -valdo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Genivaldo
What does the name Genivaldo mean?
The meaning of Genivaldo 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 Genivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 39,378 people with the first name Genivaldo, which ranks it number 674 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Genivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Genivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 127 women and 39,251 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Genivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.080% of the state's population is named Genivaldo (1,764 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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