Meaning of the nameValnei
- Male
- Val-nei
Valnei is a masculine name formed from Val- and -nei, two formatives common in Brazilian names.
Meaning
The meaning of Valnei 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)
- 6,153
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,372
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,503
- people
Valnei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valnei, 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 (1,797 people).
170 women 5,983 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 Valnei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valnei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.014%
- Rondônia 0.007%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 1,967 | 0.014% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 709 | 0.007% |
| São Paulo | 659 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 633 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 464 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 297 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 265 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 134 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 126 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 116 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 112 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 106 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 94 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 85 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 80 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 49 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 48 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 41 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 29 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 22 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 19 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valnei
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) indicates the formation Val- + -nei. According to the Morfemário, Val- is probably a fragment taken from names such as Valdir and Valter, and -nei, or -ney, comes from the French Ney, used as a name in Brazil. The whole name has no documented meaning. Almost always male, it appears mainly among people born between the 1960s and the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,153 people named Valnei, with a median age of 44; proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valnei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Val-, -nei) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valnei
What does the name Valnei mean?
The meaning of Valnei 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 Valnei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,153 people with the first name Valnei, which ranks it number 2,372 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valnei a boy's or a girl's name?
Valnei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 170 women and 5,983 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valnei most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.014% of the state's population is named Valnei (1,967 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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