Meaning of the nameRudnei
- Male
- Rud-nei
Rudnei is a Brazilian male name ending in the formative -nei, also written -ney, which the Morfemário links to French Ney.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,145 people named Rudnei, the 3,762nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 40, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
Meaning
The meaning of Rudnei 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)
- 3,145
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,762
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,735
- people
Rudnei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rudnei, 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 (1,147 people).
23 women 3,122 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 Rudnei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rudnei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Paraná 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 875 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 710 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 581 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 282 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 115 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 113 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 97 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 77 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 62 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 36 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Rudnei
Rudnei and Rudney are spellings of the same name, formed by an initial element Rud- and the formative -nei or -ney. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) explains that this formative comes from French Ney, which, according to Machado (1981), would be a variant of German neu, 'new'. The meaning of Rud- is not documented. Together, the two spellings add up to 4,453 people recorded in the 2022 Census. Proportionally, Rudnei is most common in Santa Catarina and Rudney in São Paulo.
It is the most common spelling of the group, with 3,145 people recorded, and writes the formative as -nei.
Other spellings of Rudnei
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Rudnei | 3,145 |
| Rudney | 1,308 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-NEI, -NEY) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Rudnei
What does the name Rudnei mean?
The meaning of Rudnei 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 Rudnei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,145 people with the first name Rudnei, which ranks it number 3,762 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Rudnei a boy's or a girl's name?
Rudnei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 23 women and 3,122 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rudnei most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.008% of the state's population is named Rudnei (581 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rudnei?
Rudney. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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