Meaning of the nameOnivaldo
- Male
- O-ni-val-do
Onivaldo is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -valdo, an ending of Germanic origin with more than one hypothesis of meaning.
Meaning
The meaning of Onivaldo is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,961
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,184
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,195
- people
Onivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Onivaldo, 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 (627 people).
0 women 1,957 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 Onivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Onivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 914 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 264 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 139 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 125 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 79 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 69 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 63 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 56 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 53 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 33 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 28 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 27 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Onivaldo
Onivaldo ends in -valdo, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to Germanic elements such as walt/wald, 'the one who rules', among other hypotheses. The origin of the beginning Oni- and of the whole name is uncertain, and so the meaning of Onivaldo is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,961 people named Onivaldo, with a median age of 59. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná. Most were born in the 1950s and 1960s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- IBGE, 2022 Census: Nomes no Brasil · censo2022.ibge.gov.br · usage
Questions about the name Onivaldo
What does the name Onivaldo mean?
The meaning of Onivaldo is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Onivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,961 people with the first name Onivaldo, which ranks it number 5,184 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Onivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Onivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,957 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Onivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.002% of the state's population is named Onivaldo (264 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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