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Meaning of the nameRodolfo

Rodolfo is a male name of Germanic origin, a form of Rudolf, made up of the elements hruod ('fame') and wulf ('wolf').

Meaning

“'fame' and 'wolf' (hruod + wolf)”

Source: Behind the Name: Rudolf

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People (2022)
48,672
Rank in Brazil
#577
Median age
34 years
2010 Census
56,316
people

Rodolfo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Rodolfo, 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 (16,427 people).

186 women 48,486 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 Rodolfo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Rodolfo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. São Paulo 0.039%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.033%
  3. Paraíba 0.027%
  4. Espírito Santo 0.027%
  5. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.026%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo17,4760.039%
Rio de Janeiro5,2140.033%
Minas Gerais4,4670.022%
Paraná2,8590.025%
Pernambuco1,9270.021%
Bahia1,6910.012%
Santa Catarina1,5950.021%
Rio Grande do Sul1,5170.014%
Pará1,5070.019%
Goiás1,3160.019%
Paraíba1,0780.027%
Espírito Santo1,0240.027%
Ceará9660.011%
Rio Grande do Norte8200.025%
Mato Grosso8020.022%
Alagoas7850.025%
Mato Grosso do Sul7250.026%
Amazonas6150.016%
Maranhão5710.008%
Distrito Federal5390.019%
Piauí2840.009%
Sergipe2710.012%
Tocantins1800.012%
Rondônia1530.010%
Roraima1170.018%
Amapá1060.014%
Acre670.008%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Rodolfo

According to Behind the Name, Rodolfo is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Rudolf, from the Germanic name Hrodulf, made up of hruod, 'fame', and wolf, 'wolf'. Wiktionary lists Rodolfo in Portuguese as a male name of Germanic origin, equivalent to the English Rudolph, and links the German Rudolf to the West Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulf. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 48,672 people named Rodolfo, with a median age of 34. Proportionally, the name is most common in São Paulo. The form with ph, Rodolpho, is an old spelling of the same name.

It is the standard and most common spelling in the group, with f in place of the old ph.

Other spellings of Rodolfo

SpellingPeople (2022)
Rodolfo48,672
Rodolpho2,470

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Rodolfo · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Rudolf · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Rodolfo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Wiktionary: Rudolf · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Rodolfo

What does the name Rodolfo mean?

Rodolfo means “'fame' and 'wolf' (hruod + wolf)”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Rodolfo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 48,672 people with the first name Rodolfo, which ranks it number 577 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Rodolfo a boy's or a girl's name?

Rodolfo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 186 women and 48,486 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Rodolfo?

Rodolfo is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Rodolfo most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.039% of the state's population is named Rodolfo (17,476 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Rodolfo?

Rodolpho. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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