Valdek Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Valdek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valdek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia1001:13,2182,037
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Valdek (875) may also be a first name.

Valdek Last Name Facts

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

Valdek (Russian: Вальдек) is more frequently found in Estonia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valdek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,478,479th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Valdek are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 274,985th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 875 people.

This last name is most common in Estonia, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 13,218. Excluding Estonia Valdek occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and Russia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valdeck9234/
Vahldek922/
Valdiek922/
Valdesk921/
Vahldiek86620/
Valdehck866/
Valdieck861/
Valhdiek861/
Vahldeik861/
Vahldeck861/
Vahldezk861/
Waldek83546/
Valdec83175/
Voldek8319/
Valdex8313/
Valdik837/
Valdeg831/
Vahldieck80318/
Vahldeick801/
Valdeková801/
Waldeck776,387/
Baldeck77431/
Valdeig7777/
Valdyke7724/
Voldeck7723/
Valdick7721/
Waldeke776/
Valdezx773/
Voldeks772/
Valdesc771/
Valdiks771/
Waldeek771/
Valdezq771/
Baldeek770/
Waldiek770/
Vahldick71204/
Walldeck7111/
Fahldiek7110/
Valdeque712/
Valhdick712/
Wahldeik711/
Vooldeck711/
Walldeak710/
Fahldieck67203/
Valdix67118/
Baldík6760/
Faldík6755/
Faldik6735/
Baldyk6710/
Wahldieck678/
Baldec677/
Waldik676/
Waldeková675/
Valdic673/
Voldik672/
Waaldeijk671/
Woldek671/
Voldyk671/
Waldeg670/

Valdek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valdek in the Russian language
Вальдекvaldek-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Valdek
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