Meaning of the nameNerivaldo
- Male
- Ne-ri-val-do
Nerivaldo is a Brazilian masculine name of modern formation, ending in -valdo, whose meaning as a whole is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,934 people named Nerivaldo, the 3,956th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 47, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Nerivaldo 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)
- 2,934
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,956
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,363
- people
Nerivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nerivaldo, 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 (917 people).
0 women 2,926 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 Nerivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nerivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.006%
- Pernambuco 0.004%
- Pará 0.002%
- Maranhão 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 873 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 414 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 342 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 196 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 141 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 125 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 96 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 84 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 82 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 76 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 66 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 50 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 50 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 44 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 38 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 37 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 29 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 23 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nerivaldo
Nerivaldo ends in -valdo, an element of masculine names that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to more than one Germanic origin: walt or wald, 'the one who rules', hard or hart, 'strong', balths or bald, 'bold', and old, 'old'. The Morfemário lists similar Brazilian names, such as Lenivaldo and Serivaldo, but does not document the beginning Neri-, and so the meaning of the whole name is uncertain. The largest number of records is of people born in the 1970s, and the name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,934 people named Nerivaldo, with a median age of 47.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Nerivaldo
What does the name Nerivaldo mean?
The meaning of Nerivaldo 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 Nerivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,934 people with the first name Nerivaldo, which ranks it number 3,956 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Nerivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Nerivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,926 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nerivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.006% of the state's population is named Nerivaldo (873 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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