Meaning of the nameSivanildo
- Male
- Si-va-nil-do
Sivanildo is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin, ending in -nildo, most common among people born in the 1970s and 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,263 people named Sivanildo, the 7,078th 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 Pernambuco.
Meaning
The meaning of Sivanildo 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)
- 1,263
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,078
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,506
- people
Sivanildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Sivanildo, 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 (460 people).
0 women 1,261 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 Sivanildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Sivanildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 303 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 243 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 169 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 87 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 74 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 39 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 37 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 31 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 26 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 25 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 21 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 19 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 18 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Sivanildo
The origin of the spelling Sivanildo is uncertain. The ending -nildo is a frequent element in Brazilian male names; the Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links it to the Germanic hild, 'battle', as in Leonildo, Amarildo and Evanildo. The initial part, Siva-, has no documented analysis, so the meaning of the whole name is not known. It is an almost always male name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,263 people named Sivanildo, with a median age of 40.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Sivanildo
What does the name Sivanildo mean?
The meaning of Sivanildo 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 Sivanildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,263 people with the first name Sivanildo, which ranks it number 7,078 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Sivanildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Sivanildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,261 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Sivanildo most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.003% of the state's population is named Sivanildo (243 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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