Meaning of the nameJosevaldo
- Male
- Jo-se-val-do
Josevaldo is a Brazilian masculine name formed from Jose- and -valdo, an element of Germanic origin; the name as a whole has no documented meaning.
Meaning
The meaning of Josevaldo 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)
- 9,659
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,762
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,299
- people
Josevaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josevaldo, 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 (3,236 people).
36 women 9,623 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 Josevaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josevaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.034%
- Bahia 0.025%
- Alagoas 0.015%
- Paraíba 0.010%
- Pernambuco 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 3,577 | 0.025% |
| São Paulo | 1,499 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 743 | 0.034% |
| Pernambuco | 726 | 0.008% |
| Alagoas | 466 | 0.015% |
| Paraíba | 407 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 406 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 281 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 206 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 194 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 190 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 100 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 99 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 97 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 91 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 91 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 82 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 77 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 72 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 55 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 50 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 48 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 45 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josevaldo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Josi- as an element of uncertain origin and suggests that Jose- may be a variant of it; it also cites Guérios, for whom Josemar combines José and an abbreviation of Maria. The same Morfemário gives -valdo a Germanic origin, with more than one possible etymon: walt/wald, 'one who rules', hard, 'strong', bald, 'bold, daring', or old, 'old'. The dictionary analyzes Josivaldo, a close name, as Josi- + -valdo, but there is no known meaning for Josevaldo as a whole. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,659 people named Josevaldo, with a median age of 45; the name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Josi-, Jozi-; -aldo, -valdo; Valdo-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josivaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josevaldo
What does the name Josevaldo mean?
The meaning of Josevaldo 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 Josevaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,659 people with the first name Josevaldo, which ranks it number 1,762 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Josevaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Josevaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 36 women and 9,623 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josevaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.034% of the state's population is named Josevaldo (743 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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