Meaning of the nameValteir
- Male
- Val-teir
Valteir is a masculine name of uncertain origin, whose first part, Val-, the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil relates to names such as Valter.
Meaning
The meaning of Valteir 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)
- 3,688
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,386
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,240
- people
Valteir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valteir, 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 (1,121 people).
43 women 3,645 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 Valteir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valteir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.011%
- Rondônia 0.008%
- Mato Grosso 0.007%
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Goiás | 798 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 611 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 370 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 249 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 205 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 192 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 162 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 149 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 149 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 131 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 118 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 116 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 96 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 64 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 50 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 39 | 0.000% |
| Santa Catarina | 32 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 32 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 25 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 25 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 17 | 0.000% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valteir
The origin of the spelling Valteir is uncertain. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes Val- as perhaps taken from names such as Valdemar and lists Valter among the traditional names that begin this way; the ending -eir is of uncertain origin. Most people named Valteir were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and the name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,688 people named Valteir, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valteir
What does the name Valteir mean?
The meaning of Valteir 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 Valteir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,688 people with the first name Valteir, which ranks it number 3,386 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valteir a boy's or a girl's name?
Valteir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 43 women and 3,645 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valteir most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.011% of the state's population is named Valteir (798 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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