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

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
Show All Nations
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
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

de Valera Demographics

de Valera Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

View the most religious surnames in Ireland

de Valera Last Name Facts

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

de Valera is found most in The Dominican Republic. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of de Valera click here.

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

The last name is the 2,220,661st most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of de Valera live; 32 percent live in Caribbean and 32 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 31 people.

de Valera is most prevalent in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 453,606. Apart from The Dominican Republic it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the de Valera surname expanded 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

de Valera Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Valerga952/
de Valeri8970/
de Valery8916/
de Valero898/
de Velera891/
de Valerio84247/
de Valeris8419/
de Valhery842/
de Vallere841/
de Ballera841/
de Valliere8025/
de Falero781/
di Valeri781/
di Valerio74472/
da Valerie742/
de Ballero741/
de Faleiro741/
de Falleiro702/
de Faleiros701/
da Balere671/
de Bollero631/
di Valério631/
da Baliora631/
da Bolira561/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Valera
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