Meaning of the nameJosivaldo
- Male
- Jo-si-val-do
Josivaldo is a masculine Brazilianism that joins Josi-, of uncertain origin, to the ending -valdo, of Germanic origin, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
Meaning
The meaning of Josivaldo 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)
- 23,542
- Rank in Brazil
- #957
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 26,870
- people
Josivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Josivaldo, 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 (7,532 people).
69 women 23,473 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 Josivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Josivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.073%
- Pernambuco 0.051%
- Paraíba 0.050%
- Sergipe 0.041%
- Amapá 0.028%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 4,575 | 0.051% |
| São Paulo | 2,770 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 2,278 | 0.016% |
| Alagoas | 2,267 | 0.073% |
| Paraíba | 1,984 | 0.050% |
| Pará | 1,934 | 0.024% |
| Maranhão | 1,780 | 0.026% |
| Sergipe | 916 | 0.041% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 678 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 580 | 0.018% |
| Piauí | 496 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 453 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 390 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 380 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 347 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso | 274 | 0.008% |
| Tocantins | 268 | 0.018% |
| Amapá | 202 | 0.028% |
| Distrito Federal | 200 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 139 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 133 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 127 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 126 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 125 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 74 | 0.012% |
| Acre | 28 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Josivaldo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Josivaldo as a Brazilianism formed from Josi- and -valdo. For Josi-, the morpheme list gives an uncertain origin and cites Josimar, a probable variant of Josemar, which Guérios explains as a compound of José and an abbreviation of Maria. For -valdo, it points to several possible Germanic origins, such as walt/wald, 'one who rules', hard, 'strong', and bald, 'bold'. For this reason the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 23,542 people named Josivaldo, with a median age of 41; proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Josivaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Josi-, -valdo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Josivaldo
What does the name Josivaldo mean?
The meaning of Josivaldo 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 Josivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 23,542 people with the first name Josivaldo, which ranks it number 957 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Josivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Josivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 69 women and 23,473 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Josivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.073% of the state's population is named Josivaldo (2,267 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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