Meaning of the nameSidinei
- Male
- Si-di-nei
Sidinei is a male name used in Brazil, close to Sidnei but of uncertain formation; it appears mainly among people born in the 1970s and 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Sidinei 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)
- 16,153
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,226
- Median age
- 42 years
- 2010 Census
- 21,776
- people
Sidinei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sidinei, 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 (5,601 people).
401 women 15,752 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 Sidinei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sidinei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.027%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.027%
- Paraná 0.022%
- Rondônia 0.018%
- Mato Grosso 0.015%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,901 | 0.027% |
| São Paulo | 2,739 | 0.006% |
| Paraná | 2,491 | 0.022% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,050 | 0.027% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,285 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 1,191 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 617 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 553 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 341 | 0.012% |
| Pará | 323 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 291 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 287 | 0.018% |
| Goiás | 271 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 128 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 125 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 97 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 65 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 62 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 59 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 54 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 41 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 39 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 35 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 32 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 30 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 22 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sidinei
The exact formation of Sidinei is not known for certain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil analyzes the form Sidnei as Sid- + -nei and, citing Machado (1981), links it to the English name Sidney; Behind the Name also gives Sidnei as the Brazilian form of Sidney. The Morfemário of the same dictionary describes -nei, -ney as a formative coming from the French Ney, present in names such as Valdinei and Rodinei. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,153 people named Sidinei, with a median age of 42; proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina.
This is the most common spelling in the group, ending in -nei and with an I between the D and the N that Sidnei does not have.
Other spellings of Sidinei
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Sidinei | 16,153 |
| Sidiney | 3,894 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Sidnei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Behind the Name: Sidney · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Sidinei
What does the name Sidinei mean?
The meaning of Sidinei 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 Sidinei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,153 people with the first name Sidinei, which ranks it number 1,226 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Sidinei a boy's or a girl's name?
Sidinei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 401 women and 15,752 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Sidinei most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.027% of the state's population is named Sidinei (2,050 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Sidinei?
Sidiney. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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