Meaning of the nameOdivaldo
- Male
- O-di-val-do
Odivaldo is a Brazilian male name ending in -valdo, an element of Germanic origin, and its exact origin is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 892 people named Odivaldo, the 8,939th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 52, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Odivaldo 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)
- 892
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,939
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,067
- people
Odivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Odivaldo, 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 (252 people).
0 women 886 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 Odivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Odivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 278 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 194 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 59 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 46 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 38 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 35 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 22 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 21 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 17 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Odivaldo
The origin of Odivaldo is uncertain. The ending -valdo belongs to the group of elements -aldo, -baldo, -naldo and -valdo, which the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic etyma such as walt/wald, 'the one who rules', but the beginning Odi- has no documented etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 892 people named Odivaldo, with a median age of 52. The name is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born between 1960 and 1979. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Odivaldo
What does the name Odivaldo mean?
The meaning of Odivaldo 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 Odivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 892 people with the first name Odivaldo, which ranks it number 8,939 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Odivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Odivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 886 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Odivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.003% of the state's population is named Odivaldo (278 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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