La Val Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

La Val Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La Val Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

La Val Last Name Facts

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

La Val is most common in Costa Rica. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of La Val click here.

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

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of La Val are found; 43 percent are found in Central America and 43 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The last name La Val is most frequent in Costa Rica, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,593,356. In Costa Rica La Val is primarily found in: Puntarenas Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Costa Rica La Val occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Spain, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Vale9215/
La Vall924/
La Vail922/
La Valle862,071/
La Vault864/
La Vaull863/
La Vhale861/
La Wal834/
Le Val833/
La Vaille801/
La Wall775/
La Fall771/
Le Vall771/
La Bale771/
La Ball770/
La Baule7111/
La-Valle712/
Le Valle712/
La-Vault712/
La Balle711/
La Falle711/
Le Vault711/
La Fayle710/
La Faille67130/
Le Bal679/
La Veille671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to La Val
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