Meaning of the nameRivanildo
- Male
- Ri-va-nil-do
Rivanildo is a Brazilian male name with the ending -nildo, of Germanic origin linked to "combat"; the meaning of the whole name is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Rivanildo 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)
- 1,922
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,246
- Median age
- 43 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,108
- people
Rivanildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rivanildo, 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 (761 people).
0 women 1,920 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 Rivanildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rivanildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.005%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 294 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 289 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 206 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 187 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 126 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 113 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 103 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 89 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 80 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 65 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 59 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 43 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 30 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 22 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rivanildo
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records -ildo and -nildo as masculine formatives from the Germanic hild/hilde, "combat", found in Evanildo, Wanildo and Amarildo. The origin of the beginning Riva- is uncertain, and so the meaning of Rivanildo as a whole is not known for certain. It is almost always a male name, for people born mostly in the 1970s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,922 people named Rivanildo, with a median age of 43. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rivanildo
What does the name Rivanildo mean?
The meaning of Rivanildo 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 Rivanildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,922 people with the first name Rivanildo, which ranks it number 5,246 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rivanildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Rivanildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,920 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rivanildo most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.005% of the state's population is named Rivanildo (206 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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