Meaning of the nameRodinei
- Male
- Ro-di-nei
Rodinei is a Brazilian male name ending in -nei, a formative that the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil links to the French Ney.
Meaning
The meaning of Rodinei 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)
- 5,330
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,627
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,628
- people
Rodinei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rodinei, 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 (1,759 people).
67 women 5,263 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 Rodinei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rodinei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.009%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Mato Grosso 0.006%
- Paraná 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,311 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 717 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 616 | 0.006% |
| Minas Gerais | 532 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 489 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 340 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 206 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 205 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 203 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 146 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 92 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 81 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 78 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 52 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 29 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 17 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rodinei
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Rodinei among the examples of the formative -nei, -ney, which would come from the French Ney, a nickname that in turn would be a variant of the German neu, 'new'. The origin of the first element, Rodi-, is uncertain, and the meaning of the name as a whole is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,330 people named Rodinei, almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina. Most were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Rodynei and Rodiney are listed spelling variants.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Rodinei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-nei, -ney) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rodinei
What does the name Rodinei mean?
The meaning of Rodinei 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 Rodinei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,330 people with the first name Rodinei, which ranks it number 2,627 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Rodinei a boy's or a girl's name?
Rodinei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 67 women and 5,263 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rodinei most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.009% of the state's population is named Rodinei (717 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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