Meaning of the nameJonildo
- Male
- Jo-nil-do
Jonildo is a male name ending in -ildo, an element that the Morfemário links to the Germanic hild, 'battle'; the name as a whole has no documented origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,183 people named Jonildo, the 7,387th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 41, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Meaning
The meaning of Jonildo 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)
- 1,183
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,387
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,269
- people
Jonildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jonildo, 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 (336 people).
0 women 1,180 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 Jonildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jonildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 246 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 149 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 142 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 131 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 88 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 55 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 52 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 23 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 22 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 19 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jonildo
The full meaning of Jonildo is not documented. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) relates the ending -ildo to the Germanic hild, 'battle', and the beginning Jo- to a fragment of José or João, without covering Jonildo in particular. IBGE recorded 1,183 people named Jonildo in the 2022 Census, with a median age of 41, almost all men. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Jonildo
What does the name Jonildo mean?
The meaning of Jonildo 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 Jonildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,183 people with the first name Jonildo, which ranks it number 7,387 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jonildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Jonildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,180 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Jonildo most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Jonildo (149 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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