Meaning of the nameLorivaldo
- Male
- Lo-ri-val-do
Lorivaldo is a masculine name ending in -valdo, an element of Germanic origin, with no known meaning for the whole name.
Meaning
The meaning of Lorivaldo 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)
- 5,021
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,728
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,286
- people
Lorivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lorivaldo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,366 people).
0 women 5,006 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 Lorivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lorivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.006%
- Mato Grosso 0.005%
- Goiás 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Pará 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 942 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 896 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 798 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 342 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 292 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 196 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 185 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 183 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 141 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 136 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 128 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 104 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 88 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 85 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 78 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 75 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 65 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 54 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lorivaldo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives the element -valdo several possible Germanic origins, among them walt or wald, 'one who rules', hard or hart, 'strong', and bald, 'bold'. The beginning, Lori-, has no documented origin, and the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,021 people named Lorivaldo, with a median age of 53; the 1960s is the decade with the most people born with this name. The name is almost always male and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-valdo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Lorivaldo
What does the name Lorivaldo mean?
The meaning of Lorivaldo 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 Lorivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,021 people with the first name Lorivaldo, which ranks it number 2,728 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Lorivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Lorivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 5,006 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Lorivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.006% of the state's population is named Lorivaldo (896 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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