Meaning of the nameValdeia
- Female
- Val-dei-a
Valdeia is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin that begins with Val-, a formative common in Brazilian names, and is recorded mainly among people born up to the 1980s.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,194 people named Valdeia, the 7,348th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 57, and the largest group was born in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdeia 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)
- 1,194
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,348
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,369
- people
Valdeia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdeia, 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 (355 people).
1,188 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 Valdeia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdeia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 710 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 89 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 80 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 73 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 70 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 37 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 17 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdeia
The origin of the spelling Valdeia is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Val- as perhaps taken from names such as Valdemar, and the Dictionary analyzes the name Valdelia as Val- + -delia. People born in the 1960s form the largest group, and the name is almost always recorded as female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,194 people named Valdeia, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdelia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdeia
What does the name Valdeia mean?
The meaning of Valdeia 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 Valdeia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,194 people with the first name Valdeia, which ranks it number 7,348 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Valdeia a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdeia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,188 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Valdeia most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.004% of the state's population is named Valdeia (710 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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