Meaning of the nameOrivaldo
- Male
- O-ri-val-do
Orivaldo is a Brazilian male name ending in -valdo, a Germanic element with more than one possible root, preceded by Ori-, of undocumented origin.
Meaning
The meaning of Orivaldo 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)
- 5,803
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,464
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,997
- people
Orivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Orivaldo, 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 (1,702 people).
0 women 5,791 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 Orivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Orivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amapá 0.020%
- Pará 0.013%
- Mato Grosso 0.009%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
- Amazonas 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,833 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 1,026 | 0.013% |
| Paraná | 547 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 350 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 335 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 313 | 0.009% |
| Goiás | 212 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 199 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 157 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 150 | 0.020% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 144 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 138 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 74 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 52 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 46 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 39 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 33 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Orivaldo
Orivaldo ends in -valdo, an element that the morpheme list of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links to more than one Germanic root: walt/wald, 'the one who rules', hard/hart, 'strong', bald, 'bold', or old, 'old'. The first part, Ori-, has no documented origin, and for that reason the meaning of the whole name is not known. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,803 people named Orivaldo, with a median age of 57.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-valdo) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Orivaldo
What does the name Orivaldo mean?
The meaning of Orivaldo 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 Orivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,803 people with the first name Orivaldo, which ranks it number 2,464 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Orivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Orivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 5,791 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Orivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.020% of the state's population is named Orivaldo (150 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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