Meaning of the namePerivaldo
- Male
- Pe-ri-val-do
Perivaldo is a Brazilian male name ending in -valdo, an ending that the Morfemário links to Germanic origins, among them walt/wald, 'one who rules'.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 933 people named Perivaldo, the 8,693rd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 42, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Perivaldo 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)
- 933
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,693
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,044
- people
Perivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Perivaldo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (428 people).
0 women 929 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 Perivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Perivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 489 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 116 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 39 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 36 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 29 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 21 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 18 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Perivaldo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records -valdo, together with -aldo, -baldo and -naldo, with several possible Germanic origins: walt/wald, 'one who rules', hard/hart, 'strong', balths or bald, 'bold, daring', and old, 'old'. The beginning Peri- has no documented origin, and the meaning of the whole name is not known. It is almost always a male name, with most of the people born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 933 people named Perivaldo, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Perivaldo
What does the name Perivaldo mean?
The meaning of Perivaldo 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 Perivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 933 people with the first name Perivaldo, which ranks it number 8,693 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Perivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Perivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 929 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Perivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Perivaldo (489 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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