Meaning of the nameOrlindo
- Male
- Or-lin-do
Orlindo is a Brazilian masculine name whose ending comes from lind, a Germanic element, and it is most frequent among people born up to the 1960s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 754 people named Orlindo, the 10,067th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 64, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Orlindo 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)
- 754
- Rank in Brazil
- #10,067
- Median age
- 64 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,027
- people
Orlindo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Orlindo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (190 people).
0 women 751 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 Orlindo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Orlindo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 179 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 117 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 80 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 57 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 52 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 47 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 39 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 34 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Orlindo
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records a final formative as coming from the Germanic lind, 'serpent', found in names such as Arlindo, Deolindo and Adelindo. The origin of the first part, Or-, is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 754 people named Orlindo, with a median age of 64; proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. The name is almost always male.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Orlindo
What does the name Orlindo mean?
The meaning of Orlindo 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 Orlindo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 754 people with the first name Orlindo, which ranks it number 10,067 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Orlindo a boy's or a girl's name?
Orlindo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 751 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Orlindo most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Orlindo (179 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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