Meaning of the nameOlivaldo
- Male
- O-li-val-do
Olivaldo is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -valdo, an element of Germanic origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,422 people named Olivaldo, the 6,506th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 55, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Olivaldo 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)
- 1,422
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,506
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,556
- people
Olivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Olivaldo, 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 (391 people).
0 women 1,419 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 Olivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Olivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Pará | 302 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 264 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 147 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 93 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 64 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 57 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 55 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 54 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 51 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 40 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 37 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 27 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 21 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 18 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 16 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Olivaldo
The ending -valdo belongs to the set -aldo, -baldo, -naldo and -valdo, which the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to Germanic walt/wald, 'the one who rules'. The meaning of Olivaldo as a whole is not documented, and the origin of the beginning Oli- is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,422 people named Olivaldo, with a median age of 55. The name is almost always male, with most records in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Olivaldo
What does the name Olivaldo mean?
The meaning of Olivaldo 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 Olivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,422 people with the first name Olivaldo, which ranks it number 6,506 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Olivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Olivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,419 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Olivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.004% of the state's population is named Olivaldo (302 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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