Meaning of the nameIdevaldo
- Male
- I-de-val-do
Idevaldo is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -valdo, a Germanic formative linked to 'the one who rules'; the beginning, Ide-, has no known origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,100 people named Idevaldo, the 7,744th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 52, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Idevaldo 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)
- 1,100
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,744
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,297
- people
Idevaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Idevaldo, 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 (270 people).
0 women 1,097 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 Idevaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Idevaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 171 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 159 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 114 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 100 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 74 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 74 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 44 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 29 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 20 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Idevaldo
Idevaldo ends in -valdo, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic walt/wald, 'the one who rules', among other possible origins, and in which it appears in traditional names such as Adevaldo and Osvaldo. The origin of Ide- is uncertain, and the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,100 people named Idevaldo, with a median age of 52, mostly born between the 1950s and the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Idevaldo
What does the name Idevaldo mean?
The meaning of Idevaldo 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 Idevaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,100 people with the first name Idevaldo, which ranks it number 7,744 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Idevaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Idevaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,097 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Idevaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Idevaldo (159 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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