Meaning of the nameIvonildo
- Male
- I-vo-nil-do
Ivonildo is a Brazilian male name with the ending -ildo, a formative of Germanic origin; the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,172 people named Ivonildo, the 4,835th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 45, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Ivonildo 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)
- 2,172
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,835
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,478
- people
Ivonildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ivonildo, 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 (638 people).
0 women 2,162 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 Ivonildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ivonildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.005%
- Ceará 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 656 | 0.005% |
| São Paulo | 304 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 195 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 125 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 111 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 91 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 88 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 84 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 80 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 45 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 42 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 40 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ivonildo
The ending -ildo (or -nildo) is a male formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic hild/hilde, "combat". The beginning Ivon- appears in Ivone and Ivonete, and the dictionary presents Ivone as an adaptation of French Yvonne; the formation of Ivonildo itself is not documented, so the meaning of the whole name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,172 people named Ivonildo, with a median age of 45. The records are almost always male, and most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivone · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ivonete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Ivonildo
What does the name Ivonildo mean?
The meaning of Ivonildo 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 Ivonildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,172 people with the first name Ivonildo, which ranks it number 4,835 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Ivonildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Ivonildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,162 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Ivonildo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.005% of the state's population is named Ivonildo (656 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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