Meaning of the nameWaldete
- Unisex
- Wal-de-te
Waldete is a name of uncertain origin, written with an initial W and ending in -ete, recorded in the 2022 Census almost always for females.
Meaning
The meaning of Waldete 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)
- 1,613
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,953
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,583
- people
Waldete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Waldete, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (494 people).
1,448 women 165 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 Waldete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Waldete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 484 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 287 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 169 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 118 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 74 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 58 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 54 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 54 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 48 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 37 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 37 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 32 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 27 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Waldete
The origin of Waldete is not known for certain. According to the Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), the ending -ete is a feminine diminutive suffix of French origin (-ette), present in Claudete, Salete and Valdete. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,613 people named Waldete, with a median age of 62, almost always female and with the most records in the 1960s and 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ete) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Waldete
What does the name Waldete mean?
The meaning of Waldete 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 Waldete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,613 people with the first name Waldete, which ranks it number 5,953 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Waldete a boy's or a girl's name?
Waldete is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 1,448 women and 165 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Waldete most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Waldete (484 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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