Valenzuela Surname
Approximately 564,532 people bear this surname
Valenzuela Surname Definition:
From the latin "valens" - brave. Hence the brave young one.
A man small in stature but surprisingly valiant.
Castilian name.
Valenzuela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 198,633 | 1:625 | 100 |
| Chile | 106,310 | 1:166 | 21 |
| Philippines | 57,007 | 1:1,776 | 114 |
| United States | 49,920 | 1:7,261 | 855 |
| Argentina | 34,287 | 1:1,247 | 177 |
| Peru | 18,093 | 1:1,757 | 293 |
| Guatemala | 15,979 | 1:1,006 | 171 |
| Dominican Republic | 15,307 | 1:682 | 121 |
| Colombia | 14,770 | 1:3,235 | 558 |
| Spain | 13,297 | 1:3,516 | 421 |
| Paraguay | 9,410 | 1:769 | 188 |
| Venezuela | 7,930 | 1:3,809 | 532 |
| Ecuador | 5,912 | 1:2,690 | 474 |
| Honduras | 2,950 | 1:2,989 | 380 |
| Bolivia | 2,469 | 1:4,300 | 634 |
| Nicaragua | 2,043 | 1:2,947 | 421 |
| El Salvador | 1,736 | 1:3,654 | 441 |
| Brazil | 1,305 | 1:164,042 | 6,322 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,272 | 1:24,258 | 3,358 |
| Cuba | 1,200 | 1:9,602 | 846 |
| Panama | 809 | 1:4,836 | 560 |
| Uruguay | 730 | 1:4,701 | 537 |
| Canada | 590 | 1:62,450 | 7,302 |
| France | 383 | 1:173,427 | 27,010 |
| Guyana | 265 | 1:2,876 | 532 |
| Australia | 262 | 1:103,037 | 11,601 |
| Costa Rica | 237 | 1:20,169 | 717 |
| England | 159 | 1:350,428 | 25,285 |
| Singapore | 150 | 1:36,718 | 1,328 |
| Bahrain | 147 | 1:9,174 | 1,687 |
| Thailand | 73 | 1:967,649 | 148,690 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| Italy | 60 | 1:1,019,278 | 70,256 |
| Guam | 58 | 1:2,761 | 360 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Puerto Rico | 54 | 1:65,743 | 1,307 |
| Sweden | 54 | 1:182,347 | 12,605 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Switzerland | 40 | 1:205,323 | 17,881 |
| Norway | 38 | 1:135,323 | 17,347 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | 1:509,015 | 23,390 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Japan | 14 | 1:9,131,735 | 44,780 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 11 | 1:4,962 | 486 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 248 | 1:202,495 | 17,559 |
Valenzuela (347) may also be a first name.
Valenzuela Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the latin "valens" - brave. Hence the brave young one.
A man small in stature but surprisingly valiant.
Castilian name.
Valenzuela Demographics
Average Valenzuela Salary in
United States
$36,126 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Valenzuela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valenzuela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Valenzuela (Arabic: فالنـزويلا, Russian: Валензуела) is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valenzuela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 943rd most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,909 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Valenzuela live; 44 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Hispano-North America. Valenzuela is also the 468,121st most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 347 people.
It is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 198,633 people, or 1 in 625. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Sonora, where 35 percent live, Sinaloa, where 21 percent live and Baja California, where 8 percent live. Apart from Mexico it occurs in 107 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 19 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.
Valenzuela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Valenzuela has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Valenzuela last name rose 20,129 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Valenzuela Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Valenzuela surname are 41.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.74% being registered with the political party.
The amount Valenzuela earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 64.47% less than the national average, earning €10,669 per year; in Norway they earn 17.93% less than the national average, earning 284,012 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,630 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.07% more than the national average, earning $22,718,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.28% less than the national average, earning $36,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.31% less than the national average, earning $47,540 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valenzuela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valenzuela in the Russian language | ||
| Валензуела | valenzuela | - |
| Valenzuela in the Arabic language | ||
| فالنـزويلا | falnzwyla | - |
| فالنزويلا | falnzwyla | - |
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Valenzuela Reference & Research
Linaje Valenzuela - Blog covering the surname Valenzuela, in Spanish.
Valenzuela DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Valenzuela FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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