Meaning of the nameRegivaldo
- Male
- Re-gi-val-do
Regivaldo is a modern Brazilian male name that joins Regi-, probably taken from Regina, to the Germanic -valdo; the meaning of the whole is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Regivaldo 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)
- 5,081
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,711
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,765
- people
Regivaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Regivaldo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,605 people).
0 women 5,063 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 Regivaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Regivaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.012%
- Bahia 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.007%
- Maranhão 0.006%
- Pará 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,032 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 727 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 587 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 422 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 405 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 267 | 0.012% |
| Ceará | 194 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 159 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 156 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 154 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 129 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 119 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 106 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 102 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 100 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 61 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 56 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 51 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 48 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 47 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 41 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 24 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 23 | 0.000% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Regivaldo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) says that Regi- is probably taken from given names such as Regina, from Latin Regina, 'queen', and that -valdo is of Germanic origin, from walt/wald, 'one who rules'. The meaning of the whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,081 people named Regivaldo, with a median age of 42, almost always men. Rejivaldo is a recorded spelling variant.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Regivaldo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Regivaldo
What does the name Regivaldo mean?
The meaning of Regivaldo 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 Regivaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,081 people with the first name Regivaldo, which ranks it number 2,711 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Regivaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Regivaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 5,063 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Regivaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.012% of the state's population is named Regivaldo (267 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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