Meaning of the nameOnildo
- Male
- O-nil-do
Onildo is a male Brazilian name of uncertain origin, with the ending -ildo, a formative of Germanic origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,508 people named Onildo, the 4,411th 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 Paraíba.
Meaning
The meaning of Onildo 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)
- 2,508
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,411
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,015
- people
Onildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Onildo, 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 (665 people).
0 women 2,503 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 Onildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Onildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Bahia 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 377 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 277 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 186 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 167 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 165 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 149 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 143 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 141 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 122 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 107 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 96 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 73 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 70 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 69 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 65 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 59 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 38 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Onildo
The origin of Onildo is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes -ildo (and -nildo) as a formative of Germanic origin, from hild, 'battle', found in Amarildo and Adeildo. The meaning of the beginning On- is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,508 people named Onildo, with a median age of 55, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ildo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Onildo
What does the name Onildo mean?
The meaning of Onildo 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 Onildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,508 people with the first name Onildo, which ranks it number 4,411 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Onildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Onildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,503 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Onildo most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.004% of the state's population is named Onildo (149 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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