Meaning of the nameGivanildo
- Male
- Gi-va-nil-do
Givanildo is a male Brazilian name of uncertain origin, with the same ending as Evanildo and Wanildo, names that the Morfemário links to the Germanic hild, 'combat'.
Meaning
The meaning of Givanildo 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)
- 19,494
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,085
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 21,310
- people
Givanildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Givanildo, 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 (9,130 people).
63 women 19,431 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 Givanildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Givanildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.049%
- Pernambuco 0.046%
- Paraíba 0.031%
- Sergipe 0.021%
- Bahia 0.017%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 4,161 | 0.046% |
| São Paulo | 3,649 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 2,402 | 0.017% |
| Alagoas | 1,541 | 0.049% |
| Paraíba | 1,211 | 0.031% |
| Minas Gerais | 911 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 590 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 561 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 493 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 467 | 0.021% |
| Santa Catarina | 431 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 397 | 0.012% |
| Goiás | 384 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 370 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 287 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 261 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 254 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 215 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 185 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 174 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 158 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 153 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 119 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 54 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 31 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Givanildo
The origin of Givanildo is uncertain. The ending -nildo is the same as in Evanildo and Wanildo, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes among the names with the formative -ildo, -nildo, of Germanic origin: hild, hilde, 'combat'. The dictionary records Jivanildo as a spelling variant. The name is almost always male and had the largest number of records among people born in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 19,494 people named Givanildo, with a median age of 43; proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Givanildo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Givanildo
What does the name Givanildo mean?
The meaning of Givanildo 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 Givanildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 19,494 people with the first name Givanildo, which ranks it number 1,085 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Givanildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Givanildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 63 women and 19,431 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Givanildo most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.049% of the state's population is named Givanildo (1,541 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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