Meaning of the nameVanildo
- Male
- Va-nil-do
Vanildo is a Brazilian masculine name ending in -ildo, an element of Germanic origin; the meaning of the name is not known for certain.
Meaning
The meaning of Vanildo 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)
- 10,400
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,669
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,172
- people
Vanildo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vanildo, 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 (3,148 people).
36 women 10,364 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 Vanildo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vanildo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.013%
- Alagoas 0.011%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.011%
- Rondônia 0.011%
- Mato Grosso 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,997 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,214 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 1,087 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 587 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 563 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 561 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 543 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 509 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 380 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso | 346 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 340 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 307 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 299 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 298 | 0.011% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 222 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 194 | 0.005% |
| Rondônia | 168 | 0.011% |
| Maranhão | 156 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 122 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 107 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 104 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 77 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 76 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 51 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 44 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 32 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vanildo
Vanildo combines two formatives described in the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). The ending -ildo is of Germanic origin, from hild, 'battle', and the same dictionary cites Wanildo, with a W, among the Brazilian names with this ending. The beginning Van- has a debated origin: a Dutch preposition, a Germanic hypocoristic, or an arbitrary creation, depending on the author cited; Vanilda and Vanilson appear among the names with this formative. The origin of Vanildo as a whole is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,400 people named Vanildo, with a median age of 48. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ildo, Van-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Vanildo
What does the name Vanildo mean?
The meaning of Vanildo 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 Vanildo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,400 people with the first name Vanildo, which ranks it number 1,669 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Vanildo a boy's or a girl's name?
Vanildo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 36 women and 10,364 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Vanildo most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.013% of the state's population is named Vanildo (509 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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