Duval Surname

6,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Duval Surname Definition:

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

Duval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France51,9421:1,27959
United States11,7571:30,8293,835
Canada9,6361:3,824505
Haiti3,7531:2,847402
Dominican Republic1,3331:7,827700
Spain9991:46,7994,418
Belgium9881:11,6361,715
Mauritius9381:1,379174
England7601:73,3138,360
Australia5561:48,5536,055
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Argentina3601:118,73210,038
Mexico3111:399,1207,923
Brazil2951:725,67626,554
South Africa2821:192,12020,823
Jamaica2641:10,8711,146
Ecuador1951:81,5685,722
New Caledonia1771:1,56192
Indonesia1671:791,91160,260
French Polynesia1661:1,692316
New Zealand1411:32,1165,589
Germany1391:579,17647,094
Switzerland1371:59,9487,487
Venezuela1231:245,5626,135
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Chile1091:161,6195,406
Peru851:373,93112,435
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Thailand831:851,064135,450
Seychelles761:1,216285
Turkey641:1,215,96051,402
Luxembourg631:9,2151,495
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Italy591:1,036,55470,719
Angola491:550,8002,323
India391:19,668,343291,059
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Trinidad and Tobago371:36,8643,590
Uruguay351:98,0509,677
Saint Lucia301:5,959771
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Wales251:123,7819,267
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Costa Rica221:217,2762,674
China211:65,110,5513,537
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Israel171:503,39037,521
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Greece151:738,65380,079
Austria131:655,03358,041
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Scotland121:446,15118,166
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Panama101:391,2268,067
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Monaco91:4,118434
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Grenada31:36,1781,426
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:126,29711,831
Jersey351:1,482235
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales21:784,20816,349
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0821:24,1202,996

The alternate forms: Düval (7) are calculated separately.

Duval (5,940) may also be a first name.

Duval 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) Dweller in the valley.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Duval Last Name Facts

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

The last name Duval (Hindi: दुवल, Marathi: दुवाल, Russian: Дувал) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Düval. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duval? popularity and diffusion

The surname Duval is the 6,459th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,359 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Duval are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 86,220th most frequent first name internationally, held by 5,940 people.

The surname Duval is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 51,942 people, or 1 in 1,279. In France it is most common in: Normandy, where 25 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 11 percent are found. Apart from France Duval exists in 115 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Duval Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Duval has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Duval last name increased 565 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 394 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 314 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duval Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Duval last name is predominantly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Duval last name are 1.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Duval earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 102.2% more than the national average, earning €60,721 per year; in Norway they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning 217,828 kr per year; in Peru they earn 42.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,081 per year; in South Africa they earn 92.78% more than the national average, earning R 458,124 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.97% less than the national average, earning $22,028,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.08% less than the national average, earning $42,193 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Düval937/
Duvall9129,389/
Duvail91339/
Duvale91145/
Duival9182/
Dauval9172/
Duvald9167/
Duvaul9143/
Dhuval9129/
Duvalt9121/
Dueval9110/
Deuval917/
Douval916/
Duuval911/
Duvahl911/
Duvalle83291/
Duvault83230/
Deuvall83117/
Duvaldt8335/
Dauvale834/
Du'vall834/
Dhauval833/
Duevall832/
Dhuvale832/
Dauvaul831/
Dauvalt831/
Dusvalt831/
Duvaile831/
Duvhale831/
Duivale831/
Dusvald831/
Douvale831/
Duvaull830/
Duveall830/
Deuvald830/
Dauvall830/
Dubal8012,206/
Duwal805,472/
Dival80475/
Duvol804/
Duvalova77115/
Dhauvale771/
Duvaille771/
Dussvalt770/
Dubale7321,926/
Dubail731,947/
Divall731,084/
Dieval73990/
Doubal73648/
Dhival73589/
Dhubal73447/
Duball73101/
Dumpal7365/
Duwale7357/
Daubal7350/
Dubald7342/
Duvold7335/
Duwall7324/
Duvoll7317/
Dubhal7313/
Dubgal7311/
Dauwal7310/
Douwal736/
Dhuwal735/
Dunpal732/
Dusual732/
Duvoul731/
Dubeal731/
Duvoil731/
Duewal730/
Doeval730/
Deubal730/
Dubalt730/
Duvauchel71276/
Dubayle67237/
Dubault67197/
Duewall67116/
Duswalt6756/
Dubhale6747/
Dunpall6744/
Duballe6736/
Dubaile6733/
Doubale6731/
Daubail6729/
Douwale6728/
Duvholt6727/
Dußwald6714/
Dhubale6711/
Daubhal677/
Dhumpal676/
Dhubhal674/
Duehwal674/
Dumpall673/
Daubale673/
Dumppal672/
Dhauwal672/
Dubaële672/
Doubald672/
Dievall671/
Dhuswal671/
Dhdival671/
Dausual671/
Dubaale671/
Dubalhe671/
Duwalle671/
Doubalh671/
Douvoul671/
Duewahl671/
Dauball670/
Duvolle670/
Douball670/

Duval Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Duval in the Hindi language
दुवलduvala60
दूवलduvala20
डूवालduvala20
Duval in the Marathi language
दुवालduvala52.94
दुवलduvala23.53
दुवाळduvala11.76
डुवळduvala11.76
Duval in the Russian language
Дувалduval-

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Duval Reference & Research

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