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Where Does The Last Name Valance Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Valance (Arabic: فالانسي) has its highest incidence in France. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Valance? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 397,886^th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,234,515 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Valance live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Valance is also the 241,171^st most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 1,095 people.

This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 595 people, or 1 in 111,635. In France Valance is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 53 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent live and Île-de-France, where 8 percent live. Besides France this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Valance Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Valance has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Valance surname rose 188 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Valance Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Valance are 4.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Valance earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.53% less than the national average, earning $39,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.55% less than the national average, earning $42,952 CAD per year.