Meaning of the nameLenildo
- Male
- Le-nil-do
Lenildo is a modern Brazilian male name ending in -nildo; its meaning is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Lenildo 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)
- 5,085
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,709
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,757
- people
Lenildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lenildo, 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 (1,388 people).
21 women 5,064 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 Lenildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lenildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.013%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.012%
- Paraíba 0.011%
- Alagoas 0.009%
- Pará 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 1,186 | 0.013% |
| São Paulo | 624 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 442 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 396 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 381 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 367 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 321 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 280 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 131 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 130 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 117 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 96 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 95 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 91 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 53 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 50 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 43 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 42 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 38 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 37 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 29 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 25 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lenildo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -nildo (entry -ILDO, -NILDO) as an ending of Germanic origin, from hild/hilde, 'battle', found in Brazilian names such as Evanildo and Wanildo. The origin of the beginning Len- is uncertain, and the meaning of Lenildo is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,085 people named Lenildo, with a median age of 43. The name is almost always male, and most of the records are of people born between 1960 and 1980. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lenildo
What does the name Lenildo mean?
The meaning of Lenildo 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 Lenildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,085 people with the first name Lenildo, which ranks it number 2,709 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Lenildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Lenildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 5,064 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Lenildo most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.013% of the state's population is named Lenildo (1,186 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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