Meaning of the nameRosevaldo
- Male
- Ro-se-val-do
Rosevaldo is a male Brazilian name with the form Rose- + -valdo, two elements that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil documents in similar names.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,298 people named Rosevaldo, the 4,654th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 46.5, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe.
Meaning
The meaning of Rosevaldo 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)
- 2,298
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,654
- Median age
- 46.5 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,614
- people
Rosevaldo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rosevaldo, 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 (799 people).
0 women 2,290 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 Rosevaldo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rosevaldo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 491 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 422 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 304 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 225 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 127 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 90 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 87 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 85 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 64 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 38 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 37 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 31 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 24 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 23 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 19 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rosevaldo
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Rosa-, Rose- as an element taken from names such as Rosa and Rose, from Latin rosae, 'rose', and lists Rosivaldo and Rosenaldo among the Brazilian names of this type. The ending -valdo is of Germanic origin, with more than one possible explanation. The combination in Rosevaldo has no documented meaning. The largest number of records is of people born in the 1970s, and almost all are male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,298 people named Rosevaldo, with a median age of 46.5.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rosevaldo
What does the name Rosevaldo mean?
The meaning of Rosevaldo 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 Rosevaldo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,298 people with the first name Rosevaldo, which ranks it number 4,654 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Rosevaldo a boy's or a girl's name?
Rosevaldo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,290 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Rosevaldo most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.010% of the state's population is named Rosevaldo (225 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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