Meaning of the nameHeraldo
- Male
- He-ral-do
Heraldo is a spelling of the name Eraldo.
Meaning
The meaning of Heraldo 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)
- 5,366
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,611
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,784
- people
Heraldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Heraldo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,463 people).
0 women 5,347 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 Heraldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Heraldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.004%
- Pará 0.004%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,166 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 835 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 621 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 448 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 315 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 300 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 231 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 190 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 176 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 152 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 128 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 117 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 105 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 89 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 77 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 70 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 62 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 51 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 36 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 36 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 23 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Heraldo
It keeps the initial H; it is the main entry in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, which records Eraldo as a variant.
About the name Eraldo
Behind the Name records Eraldo, in Italian, as a variant of Aroldo, with the same roots as Harold, a name that comes from the Old English Hereweald and combines here, 'army', and weald, 'powerful'. Wiktionary gives Eraldo as a male Italian name of Germanic origin. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil treats Eraldo as a graphic variant of Heraldo. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 25,832 people named Eraldo and 5,366 named Heraldo. Proportionally, Eraldo is most common in Alagoas.
Other spellings of Eraldo
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Eraldo | 25,832 |
| Heraldo | 5,366 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Heraldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Wiktionary: Eraldo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Heraldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Heraldo
What does the name Heraldo mean?
The meaning of Heraldo 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 Heraldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,366 people with the first name Heraldo, which ranks it number 2,611 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Heraldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Heraldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 5,347 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Heraldo most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.005% of the state's population is named Heraldo (835 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Heraldo?
Eraldo. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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