Meaning of the nameOsvaldir
- Male
- Os-val-dir
Osvaldir is a Brazilian male name that begins like Osvaldo and ends in -ir, and its origin is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Osvaldir 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)
- 2,006
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,111
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,490
- people
Osvaldir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Osvaldir, 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 (676 people).
0 women 1,996 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 Osvaldir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Osvaldir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Paraná 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 475 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 442 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 386 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 212 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 125 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 63 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 62 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 48 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 42 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 38 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Osvaldir
Osvaldir shares the beginning Osvald- with Osvaldo, a name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), links to the French Osvald, of Germanic origin. The origin of Osvaldir as a name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,006 people named Osvaldir, with a median age of 58, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Osvaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Osvaldir
What does the name Osvaldir mean?
The meaning of Osvaldir 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 Osvaldir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,006 people with the first name Osvaldir, which ranks it number 5,111 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Osvaldir a boy's or a girl's name?
Osvaldir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,996 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Osvaldir most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.005% of the state's population is named Osvaldir (386 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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