Meaning of the nameLorinaldo
- Male
- Lo-ri-nal-do
Lorinaldo is a male name of uncertain origin, with the ending -naldo, an element of several traditional names in Brazil.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,330 people named Lorinaldo, the 6,835th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 50, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Lorinaldo 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)
- 1,330
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,835
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,799
- people
Lorinaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lorinaldo, 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 (411 people).
0 women 1,323 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 Lorinaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lorinaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.006%
- Alagoas 0.003%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pernambuco | 504 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 262 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 104 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 100 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 57 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 39 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 34 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 27 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 21 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lorinaldo
The Morphemary of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists -naldo among the endings -aldo, -baldo, -naldo and -valdo, of Germanic origin (walt/wald, 'one who rules'), with other possible Germanic origins. The formation of Lorinaldo is not documented, and for this reason the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. Most of the people recorded were born between 1960 and 1989, and almost all are men. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,330 people named Lorinaldo, with a median age of 50; proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-naldo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lorinaldo
What does the name Lorinaldo mean?
The meaning of Lorinaldo 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 Lorinaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,330 people with the first name Lorinaldo, which ranks it number 6,835 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Lorinaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Lorinaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,323 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lorinaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.006% of the state's population is named Lorinaldo (504 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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