Du Val Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Du Val Surname Definition:

(French) Of the Valley [Latin vall-is, a vale]

Du Val Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Jersey441:2,255383
France221:3,019,215204,848
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England101:5,571,806158,774
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey401:1,297203
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Du Val Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Of the Valley [Latin vall-is, a vale]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French), della Valle (Italian), of the Valley. de Valleher- mosa (Spanish), of Lovely valley. (variant: ten Dall.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Du Val Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Du Val Come From? nationality or country of origin

Du Val is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Du Val? popularity and diffusion

The surname Du Val is the 1,459,453rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname Du Val is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Du Val are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 6,712,202. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 24 percent are found, New York, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Jersey, where 30 percent are found and France, where 15 percent are found.

Du Val Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Du Val has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 540 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Du Val Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Du Val earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 5.24% less than the national average, earning R 225,192 per year; in United States they earn 70.09% more than the national average, earning $73,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.11% less than the national average, earning $34,227 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Du Vall9280/
Du Vale924/
Du Vaal921/
Du Valle8613/
Du-Val8322/
Du Vol831/
Du Fall7715/
Du Feal772/
Du Bail772/
Du-Vall771/
Du Wahl771/
Du Wale771/
Du Fault7114/
Du-Valle715/
Du Vosel714/
Du Fauld710/
Du-Bal671/
Du-Wale621/
Du Boule571/

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