Valaei Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Valaei Surname User-submission:

The Valaei surname comes from the word velayat, which means 'friendship'.

Valaei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2811:273,24720,009
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Valaei Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Valaei surname comes from the word velayat, which means 'friendship'.

- avalaei

Valaei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valaei is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Valaei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valaei? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 889,654th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Valaei reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 273,247. In Iran it is most common in: Hamadan Province, where 24 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 22 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Iran this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Valaei Last Name Statistics demography

Valaei earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.86% less than the national average, earning 249,656 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valaie831,729/
Valeie83658/
Valehi83401/
Valaye83294/
Valahe8374/
Valiei8367/
Valaee8360/
Falaei8348/
Valahi833/
Velaei832/
Valeei832/
Walaei831/
Valuei831/
Valawe831/
Valoai831/
Valeije77123/
Vallaey7771/
Vailahi7761/
Valauje7716/
Valeaee7715/
Valleie7713/
Vallaee776/
Ballaei774/
Valeuis772/
Valajhi772/
Valoeis772/
Vallaye772/
Valieei772/
Valhaye771/
Valeiji771/
Falaeyi771/
Valeaie771/
Wallaei771/
Balawei771/
Balayei771/
Valaiye771/
Falahei771/
Valeu73183/
Valeé732/
Valèe731/
Wallahei719/
Valaijai718/
Valajiji717/
Valajahi717/
Vallehei715/
Vaaalaie711/
Vaalaaee711/
Valaiyeh711/
Valajuhi711/
Valiajij711/
Valleije711/
Valleaer710/
Falahi672,717/
Walawe67497/
Falahe67326/
Falehi67228/
Walahe67157/
Valauj67133/
Velaee67117/
Valeye6798/
Walahi6786/
Valuje6777/
Valoua6746/
Valiey6721/
Volaye6717/
Walaye6712/
Valoye6711/
Valiee6711/
Valoee676/
Valleé675/
Vallèe674/
Walaie673/
Waloai673/
Falaee673/
Velahi672/
Valoie672/
Velahe671/
Vaileu671/
Valoui671/
Vauleu671/
Valeuy671/
Valehe671/
Faloai671/
Valleu671/
Waleai671/
Waleui671/
Valeioech671/
Valeey670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valaei
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