Meaning of the nameMarisvaldo
- Male
- Ma-ris-val-do
Marisvaldo is a Brazilian male name ending in -valdo, an element of Germanic origin with more than one possible source, and its meaning is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Marisvaldo 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)
- 1,222
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,220
- Median age
- 46 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,403
- people
Marisvaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marisvaldo, 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 (454 people).
0 women 1,218 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 Marisvaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marisvaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 484 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 197 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 56 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 54 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 54 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 53 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 35 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 34 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 34 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 17 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Marisvaldo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil explains -valdo as a male element of Germanic origin, with more than one possible source, among them walt/wald, 'the one who rules'. The beginning Maris- recalls the element Mari-, which the Morfemário gives as a probable fragment of Maria, Mariana and Marina, but the exact formation of Marisvaldo is not documented and the meaning of the whole is uncertain. The records are concentrated in the 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,222 people named Marisvaldo, with a median age of 46. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Marisvaldo
What does the name Marisvaldo mean?
The meaning of Marisvaldo 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 Marisvaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,222 people with the first name Marisvaldo, which ranks it number 7,220 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Marisvaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Marisvaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,218 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Marisvaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.003% of the state's population is named Marisvaldo (484 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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