Val Surname

17,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Val Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Val Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti7,8381:1,363216
Spain4,9321:9,4791,121
India3,3701:227,61613,395
Mauritania2,9591:1,384175
Brazil1,8561:115,3424,358
France1,3021:51,0166,685
United States1,2691:285,62626,570
Argentina6651:64,2765,490
Russia6571:219,36523,800
Cambodia5491:28,2101,479
Mexico4361:284,6936,584
New Zealand4171:10,8591,897
Pakistan3771:473,8568,352
Portugal3681:28,3101,809
Italy3471:176,24426,436
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Australia3391:79,6339,272
Ukraine2411:188,89125,714
Taiwan1541:152,2391,359
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Netherlands1391:121,49019,071
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
England1261:442,20729,452
Yemen1261:209,7258,755
Uruguay1211:28,3623,265
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Kazakhstan1021:173,35816,783
Peru941:338,12911,875
Philippines941:1,077,00289,308
Germany811:993,89568,573
Lithuania731:41,5706,936
Cuba641:180,0424,045
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Chile541:326,2319,231
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Romania491:409,75233,339
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
United Arab Emirates471:194,94213,936
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Serbia441:162,38510,827
Belarus421:226,21627,697
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Norway281:183,65321,594
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Colombia241:1,990,58612,178
Greece231:481,73061,288
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Andorra201:4,192835
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Latvia191:107,89715,192
Kyrgyzstan161:373,29130,949
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Panama141:279,4476,847
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
China91:151,924,6187,954
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Vál (75) are calculated separately.

Val (86,397) may also be a first name.

Val Last Name Facts

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

Val (Arabic: فال, Georgian: ვალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻝ, Hindi: वाल, Marathi: वाल, Oriya: ଭଳ, Russian: Вал) is found in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Vál. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Val? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,904th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 236,172 people. The last name Val is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Val live; 26 percent live in Caribbean and 25 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Val is also the 11,586th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 86,397 people.

The surname Val is most widespread in Haiti, where it is borne by 7,838 people, or 1 in 1,363. In Haiti it is most common in: Ouest, where 31 percent live, Centre, where 22 percent live and Nord, where 19 percent live. Aside from Haiti this surname is found in 120 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 16 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Val Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Val has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Val surname grew 6,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Val Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Catholic (40%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Val surname are 27.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.06% registered with the party.

The amount Val earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning 325,459 kr per year; in Peru they earn 10.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,427 per year; in United States they earn 7.67% less than the national average, earning $39,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.32% less than the national average, earning $40,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vál8975/
Vale8694,643/
Vall8633,275/
Vail8617,528/
Veal8613,651/
Vahl862,564/
Vaal861,585/
Valt861,017/
Vald86979/
Valh86917/
Hval86625/
Vaul86235/
Valø86212/
Vayl86146/
Vhal8653/
Valp8631/
Vasl8628/
Vual8617/
Vgal864/
Vatl862/
Valė862/
Vaíl862/
Vajl861/
Vfal861/
Valle75290,323/
Veale757,451/
Vasil753,151/
Vahul752,664/
Vasel752,478/
Valhe751,628/
Vaile751,310/
Vatel75901/
Vahal75791/
Vhale75435/
Veall75422/
Vasle75398/
Vagli75334/
Vaitl75331/
Vaill75324/
Åvall75277/
Vahyl75266/
Vaule75257/
Hvaal75194/
Vatyl75174/
Vuale75143/
Vayle75141/
Vaale7593/
Vahlh7592/
Vatil7572/
Hvale7569/
Valdt7568/
Vasyl7561/
Vaalt7538/
Hvalt7536/
Vallø7531/
Vallt7520/
Øvald7516/
Hvall7514/
Vacel7512/
Valdø7510/
Vuhal759/
Vaijl757/
Øvall757/
Vacil756/
Vaild755/
Valtt755/
D'Val754/
Vaytl754/
Hvalø754/
Valzs754/
Vautl753/
Valll752/
Vaihl752/
Vajjl751/
V'All751/
Vaail751/
Vaall751/
Veahl751/
Vaujl751/
Vheal751/
Vallì751/
Vallė751/
Vwale751/
Vuall751/
Vaulh750/
Vaull750/
Bal67162,123/
Wal6784,293/
Fal6723,177/
Valova678,091/
Valová672,800/
Vassel672,390/
Vol671,390/
Ual671,351/
Vaille671,045/
Vassil67531/
Vaucel67283/
Vailhe67220/
Vasell67160/
Vaalle67125/
Vachel67108/
Vahtel67103/
Vachyl6760/
Veasel6734/
Vasill6731/
Vautel6730/
Hvaale6729/
Vhaile6724/
Vattel6722/
Valsås6721/
Vatlet6719/
Vatell6714/
Vaisle6714/
Vealle6713/
Valløe6711/
Vhalle6710/
Vattil6710/
Vahsel679/
Vallle678/
Vachil677/
Vaseel676/
Vhahal675/
Vhasle675/
Vaisel675/
Vajšel674/
Vaycel674/
Vaselt674/
Vajcel674/
Vaisil673/
Vasiel673/
Vaicel673/
D'Vall672/
Veault672/
Vaalhe672/
Vaitel672/
Vassyl672/
Vallhe671/
Vaggil671/
Vaasil671/
Vaayle671/
Vachhl671/
Vaslle671/
Veatil671/
Vaultt671/
Hvatel671/
Val'le671/
Vasilė671/
Vaheil670/
Vahiel670/
Vaucil670/
Vaulth670/
Veauld670/

Val Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Val in the Georgian language
ვალval-
Val in the Oriya language
ଭଳbhala-
Val in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻝfal99.07
ﻓﻞfl0.35
ﺍﻓﺎﻝafal0.23
ﻓﺎﻟﻪfalh0.23
ﻗﻞql0.12
Val in the Hindi language
वालvala87.76
वलvala11.7
Val in the Marathi language
वालvala67.35
वाळvala27.83
वलvala2.97
Val in the Russian language
Валval-
Val in the Arabic language
فالfal-

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