Meaning of the nameValtenir
- Male
- Val-te-nir
Valtenir is a Brazilian male name of uncertain origin that begins with Val-, an element that the Morfemário links to names such as Valdemar.
Meaning
The meaning of Valtenir 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)
- 1,267
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,066
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,536
- people
Valtenir in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Valtenir, 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 (379 people).
31 women 1,236 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 Valtenir is most common
States with the highest share of people named Valtenir in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Maranhão 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 160 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 160 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 140 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 133 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 96 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 89 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 72 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 66 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 57 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 51 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 31 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 20 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 20 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 18 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 17 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Valtenir
The Morfemário (morpheme list) of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) describes Val- as perhaps a fragment of names such as Valdemar, and lists Valter among the traditional names that use it. The origin of Valtenir as a whole name is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,267 people named Valtenir, with a median age of 48; proportionally, it is most common in Maranhão. It is an almost always male name, with more people born in the 1970s.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Valtenir
What does the name Valtenir mean?
The meaning of Valtenir 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 Valtenir in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,267 people with the first name Valtenir, which ranks it number 7,066 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Valtenir a boy's or a girl's name?
Valtenir is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 31 women and 1,236 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Valtenir most common?
Proportionally, in Maranhão: 0.002% of the state's population is named Valtenir (160 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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