de Valera Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Ireland

de Valera Surname Definition:

A Spanish toponymic. MIF 78

de Valera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
France21:33,211,361423,184
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

de Valera (31) may also be a first name.

de Valera Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Spanish toponymic. MIF 78

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

de Valera Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Valera Come From? nationality or country of origin

de Valera is more frequently found in The Dominican Republic than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Valera? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of de Valera reside; 32 percent reside in Caribbean and 32 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. de Valera is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.

de Valera is most common in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 453,606. Without taking into account The Dominican Republic it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 21 percent reside and Spain, where 12 percent reside.

de Valera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Valera has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the de Valera surname grew 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

de Valera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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