Meaning of the nameJivaldo
- Male
- Ji-val-do
Jivaldo is a Brazilian male name ending in -valdo, an element of Germanic origin, but its full origin is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,354 people named Jivaldo, the 6,742nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Jivaldo 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)
- 1,354
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,742
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,325
- people
Jivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jivaldo, 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 (423 people).
0 women 1,347 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 Jivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 601 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 177 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 174 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 95 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 84 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 24 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 23 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 18 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 17 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 17 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jivaldo
The ending -valdo appears in many male names, such as Arnaldo and Geraldo, and the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links it to Germanic walt/wald, 'the one who rules', among other possible Germanic roots. The origin of the first part, Ji-, is uncertain, so the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,354 people named Jivaldo, with a median age of 48. Almost always male, most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-aldo, -valdo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jivaldo
What does the name Jivaldo mean?
The meaning of Jivaldo 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 Jivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,354 people with the first name Jivaldo, which ranks it number 6,742 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Jivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,347 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.008% of the state's population is named Jivaldo (174 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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