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Meaning of the nameGilvandro

Gilvandro is a male name of uncertain origin, recorded in the 2022 Census mainly among people born from 1960 to 1989 and proportionally most common in Paraíba.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,816 people named Gilvandro, the 5,475th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 43, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.

Meaning

The meaning of Gilvandro 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)
1,816
Rank in Brazil
#5,475
Median age
43 years
2010 Census
1,975
people

Gilvandro in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Gilvandro, 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 (517 people).

0 women 1,812 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 Gilvandro is most common

States with the highest share of people named Gilvandro in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Paraíba 0.007%
  2. Pará 0.005%
  3. Bahia 0.003%
  4. Pernambuco 0.001%
  5. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Pará4250.005%
Bahia4220.003%
Paraíba2950.007%
São Paulo1610.000%
Pernambuco1000.001%
Rio de Janeiro660.000%
Amazonas530.001%
Maranhão350.001%
Amapá300.004%
Rio Grande do Norte290.001%
Minas Gerais270.000%
Santa Catarina210.000%
Goiás210.000%
Distrito Federal180.001%
Ceará160.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Gilvandro

The origin of the name Gilvandro is uncertain. It combines the beginning Gil-, of uncertain origin and a possible clipping of Gilberto, with the segment -van-, also of doubtful origin, both described in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), which lists the similar name Gilvando. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,816 people named Gilvandro, with a median age of 43, almost always men and mostly born from 1960 to 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (GIL-, -VAN) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Gilvandro

What does the name Gilvandro mean?

The meaning of Gilvandro 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 Gilvandro in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,816 people with the first name Gilvandro, which ranks it number 5,475 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Gilvandro a boy's or a girl's name?

Gilvandro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,812 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

In which Brazilian state is Gilvandro most common?

Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.007% of the state's population is named Gilvandro (295 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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