Meaning of the nameWaldinei
- Male
- Wal-di-nei
Waldinei is a modern Brazilian male name that ends in the formative -nei and whose full origin is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,254 people named Waldinei, the 7,119th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 44, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Meaning
The meaning of Waldinei 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)
- 1,254
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,119
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,288
- people
Waldinei in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Waldinei, 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 (460 people).
31 women 1,223 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 Waldinei is most common
States with the highest share of people named Waldinei in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pará 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 290 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 244 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 167 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 125 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 82 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 60 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 41 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 37 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 35 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 34 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 24 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 23 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 20 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Waldinei
The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) documents the formation of Valdinei as Valdi- + -nei, and the Morfemário links the ending -nei to French Ney. For the beginning, Wald- or Vald-, the Morfemário cites several possible origins, among them Germanic walt, 'powerful', and Gothic waldan, 'to rule', so the meaning of the name as a whole is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,254 people named Waldinei, with a median age of 44. It is almost always a male name, and most were born in the 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdinei · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Waldinei
What does the name Waldinei mean?
The meaning of Waldinei 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 Waldinei in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,254 people with the first name Waldinei, which ranks it number 7,119 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Waldinei a boy's or a girl's name?
Waldinei is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 31 women and 1,223 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Waldinei most common?
Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Waldinei (167 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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