Meaning of the nameSilvandira
- Female
- Sil-van-di-ra
Silvandira is a Brazilian feminine name beginning with Silvan-, as in Silvano, and it is recorded mostly among people born from 1950 to 1979.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,423 people named Silvandira, the 6,501st most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 56, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Silvandira 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)
- 1,423
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,501
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,599
- people
Silvandira in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Silvandira, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (431 people).
1,418 women 0 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 Silvandira is most common
States with the highest share of people named Silvandira in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 561 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 384 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 91 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 56 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 43 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 41 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 36 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 32 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 28 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 21 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 16 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Silvandira
The beginning Silvan- matches that of Silvano, a name that Wiktionary gives as derived from Latin silva, 'woods'. The formation of Silvandira itself is not documented, and its meaning is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,423 people named Silvandira, with a median age of 56. The name is almost always female, and the records run up to the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Silvano · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Silvandira
What does the name Silvandira mean?
The meaning of Silvandira 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 Silvandira in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,423 people with the first name Silvandira, which ranks it number 6,501 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Silvandira a boy's or a girl's name?
Silvandira is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,418 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Silvandira most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.004% of the state's population is named Silvandira (561 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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