Meaning of the nameLenivaldo
- Male
- Le-ni-val-do
Lenivaldo is a Brazilian masculine name formed from leni- and -valdo, an ending of Germanic origin; the origin of leni- is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Lenivaldo 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)
- 2,195
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,810
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,465
- people
Lenivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lenivaldo, 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 (715 people).
0 women 2,191 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 Lenivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lenivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.004%
- Bahia 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 519 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 377 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 326 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 134 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 123 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 94 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 91 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 90 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 89 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 70 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 44 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 30 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lenivaldo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes Lenivaldo as leni- + -valdo. The Morfemário describes -valdo as an ending of Germanic origin with more than one possible source, such as walt/wald ('the one who rules'), hard ('strong') or bald ('bold'). The element leni- has an uncertain origin, so the whole name has no known meaning. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,195 people named Lenivaldo, with a median age of 46. It is almost always a male name, with the largest group born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Lenivaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lenivaldo
What does the name Lenivaldo mean?
The meaning of Lenivaldo 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 Lenivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,195 people with the first name Lenivaldo, which ranks it number 4,810 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Lenivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Lenivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,191 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lenivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.006% of the state's population is named Lenivaldo (519 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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