Meaning of the nameValderice
- Female
- Val-de-ri-ce
Valderice is a Brazilian female name that begins with Valde-, as in Valderson, and ends in -ice; the origin of the name is uncertain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,345 people named Valderice, the 6,776th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 51, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Meaning
The meaning of Valderice 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)
- 1,345
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,776
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,384
- people
Valderice in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valderice, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (382 people).
1,323 women 22 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 Valderice is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valderice in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.003%
- Pernambuco 0.002%
- Ceará 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 295 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 174 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 163 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 110 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 63 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 54 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 51 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 48 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 48 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 45 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 34 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 30 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 24 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 18 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valderice
The origin of Valderice is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes the name-forming element Vald-, present in names such as Valderson, as having more than one attested Germanic origin: balths, 'bold', walt, 'powerful', or Gothic waldan, 'to rule'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,345 people named Valderice, with a median age of 51. It is almost always a female name, and most were born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valderice
What does the name Valderice mean?
The meaning of Valderice 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 Valderice in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,345 people with the first name Valderice, which ranks it number 6,776 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valderice a boy's or a girl's name?
Valderice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,323 women and 22 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valderice most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.003% of the state's population is named Valderice (174 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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