Meaning of the nameValdoir
- Male
- Val-do-ir
Valdoir is a Brazilian male name that begins with Valdo-, a Germanic element of names such as Valdemar, and ends in -oir.
Meaning
The meaning of Valdoir 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)
- 2,204
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,794
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,503
- people
Valdoir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valdoir, 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 (641 people).
0 women 2,199 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 Valdoir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valdoir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
- Santa Catarina 0.005%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,298 | 0.012% |
| Santa Catarina | 344 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 236 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 67 | 0.000% |
| São Paulo | 54 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 54 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 50 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 19 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valdoir
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates more than one origin for Vald-, Valdo-: the Germanic balths ('bold') or walt ('powerful'), and cites Valdoilson and Valdonei among the Brazilian names. The origin of the ending -oir and the formation of Valdoir as a whole are uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,204 people named Valdoir, with a median age of 50. Almost all are men, and most were born in the 1960s and 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valdoir
What does the name Valdoir mean?
The meaning of Valdoir 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 Valdoir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,204 people with the first name Valdoir, which ranks it number 4,794 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valdoir a boy's or a girl's name?
Valdoir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,199 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Valdoir most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.012% of the state's population is named Valdoir (1,298 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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