Meaning of the nameNeivaldo
- Male
- Nei-val-do
Neivaldo is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -valdo, an ending of Germanic origin with more than one possible source.
Meaning
The meaning of Neivaldo 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)
- 1,552
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,110
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,882
- people
Neivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Neivaldo, 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 (811 people).
0 women 1,550 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 Neivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Neivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Pará 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 278 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 220 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 217 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 157 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 109 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 108 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 74 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 50 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 47 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 45 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 30 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 19 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 18 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Neivaldo
The ending -valdo belongs to the series -aldo, -baldo, -naldo, -valdo, which the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to several possible Germanic origins: walt/wald, 'ruler', hard/hart, 'strong', bald, 'bold', and old, 'old'. The beginning Nei- has no documented origin, so the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,552 people named Neivaldo, with a median age of 56. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Neivaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Neivaldo
What does the name Neivaldo mean?
The meaning of Neivaldo 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 Neivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,552 people with the first name Neivaldo, which ranks it number 6,110 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Neivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Neivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,550 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Neivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.001% of the state's population is named Neivaldo (217 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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