Meaning of the nameValdo
- Male
- Val-do
Valdo is a masculine name of uncertain origin, comparable to Waldo, a short form of Germanic names with an element linked to 'power, authority'.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdo 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)
- 9,416
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,800
- Median age
- 51 years
- 2010 Census
- 11,287
- people
Valdo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdo, 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 (2,304 people).
28 women 9,388 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 Valdo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,377 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 965 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 909 | 0.011% |
| Bahia | 886 | 0.006% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 623 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 539 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 510 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 445 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 321 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 305 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 296 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 264 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 248 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 201 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 193 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 182 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 155 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 155 | 0.010% |
| Paraíba | 147 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 136 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 123 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 111 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 87 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 84 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 66 | 0.009% |
| Acre | 44 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 44 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdo
The origin of Valdo as a name is uncertain: Wiktionary records it as a masculine name in Italian, comparable to Waldo, and in Estonian, as a variant of Voldemar and Valter. Behind the Name describes Waldo as a short form of Germanic names with the element wald or walt, linked to 'power, authority', and the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) points to more than one Germanic origin for the element Valdo-/Vald-, such as balths, 'bold', and walt, 'powerful'. The name is almost always male, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,416 people named Valdo, with a median age of 51. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Valdo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Waldo · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Valdo-, Vald-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdo
What does the name Valdo mean?
The meaning of Valdo 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 Valdo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,416 people with the first name Valdo, which ranks it number 1,800 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Valdo a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 28 women and 9,388 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valdo most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.011% of the state's population is named Valdo (909 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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