Meaning of the nameJoaldo
- Male
- Jo-al-do
Joaldo is a Brazilian male name that ends in -aldo, a formative of Germanic origin, and begins with Jo-, which the Morfemário links to José and João.
Meaning
The meaning of Joaldo 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)
- 2,204
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,794
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,528
- people
Joaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Joaldo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (654 people).
0 women 2,197 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 Joaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Joaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 812 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 358 | 0.016% |
| São Paulo | 348 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 99 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 79 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 72 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 61 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 52 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 44 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 35 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 32 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 29 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 25 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 15 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Joaldo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -aldo as a formative of Germanic origin, with possible roots walt/wald ('the one who rules'), hard ('strong'), bald ('bold') or old ('old'). In the same work, Jo- appears as a probable fragment of José and João, with Brazilian names such as Joadson and Jonaldo. The formation of Joaldo as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,204 people named Joaldo, with a median age of 42. Almost all are men, and most were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Joaldo
What does the name Joaldo mean?
The meaning of Joaldo 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 Joaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,204 people with the first name Joaldo, which ranks it number 4,794 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Joaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Joaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,197 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Joaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.016% of the state's population is named Joaldo (358 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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