Meaning of the nameJenivaldo
- Male
- Je-ni-val-do
Jenivaldo is a Brazilian male name ending in the formative -valdo, of various Germanic origins, as in Osvaldo and Reginaldo.
Meaning
The meaning of Jenivaldo 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)
- 3,940
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,223
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,724
- people
Jenivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jenivaldo, 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 (1,353 people).
0 women 3,925 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 Jenivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jenivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.010%
- Sergipe 0.009%
- Alagoas 0.005%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Pará 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,351 | 0.010% |
| São Paulo | 524 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 276 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 244 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 199 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 163 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 150 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 147 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 118 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 93 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 88 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 87 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 85 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 62 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 49 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 42 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 39 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 38 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 29 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jenivaldo
Jenivaldo ends in -valdo, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil groups with -aldo, -baldo and -naldo and attributes to various Germanic origins: walt/wald ('the one who rules'), hard/hart ('strong'), bald ('bold, daring') or old ('old'). Traditional names with this ending include Osvaldo, Reginaldo and Vivaldo. The origin of the beginning Jeni- is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,940 people named Jenivaldo, with a median age of 46. It is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born from 1960 to 1989. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Morfemário: -aldo, -baldo, -naldo, -valdo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jenivaldo
What does the name Jenivaldo mean?
The meaning of Jenivaldo 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 Jenivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,940 people with the first name Jenivaldo, which ranks it number 3,223 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jenivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Jenivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,925 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jenivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.010% of the state's population is named Jenivaldo (1,351 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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