Valdes Surname

1,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Valdes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valdes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico72,7191:1,707248
Cuba65,0421:17723
Chile48,0171:36773
Panama22,2201:17628
United States21,1521:17,1362,171
Colombia17,7481:2,692489
Spain12,4821:3,746458
Argentina4,3851:9,748936
Venezuela1,8681:16,1691,268
Dominican Republic1,3331:7,827700
El Salvador1,1931:5,318531
Guatemala1,0541:15,2591,380
Ecuador9521:16,7082,485
Italy8211:74,49013,115
Philippines7851:128,96622,020
Brazil7701:278,01910,706
Honduras6561:13,440722
France5991:110,88916,574
Canada5061:72,8178,270
Paraguay5021:14,416680
Costa Rica4941:9,676494
Peru3381:94,0366,162
Uruguay2551:13,4581,520
Bolivia1921:55,2942,856
Nicaragua1541:39,0981,274
Puerto Rico1531:23,204771
Russia1311:1,100,17682,521
England1001:557,18134,216
Australia931:290,27625,669
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Norway351:146,92218,432
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Andorra291:2,891539
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Belarus261:365,42538,396
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Belize171:20,9101,796
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Guam161:10,0081,526
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Israel111:777,96750,646
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
China81:170,915,1968,932
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3701:135,72612,894

The alternate forms: Valdés (2,742), Valdès (42), Váldes (9), Valdês (3) & Váldés (2) are calculated separately.

Valdes (1,510) may also be a first name.

Valdes Last Name Facts

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

Valdes (Arabic: فالديس, Russian: Вальдес) is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Valdés, Valdès, Váldes, Valdês or Váldés. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valdes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Valdes is the 1,965th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 26,276 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Valdes reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 26 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Valdes is also the 199,962nd most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 1,510 people.

The surname is most common in Mexico, where it is carried by 72,719 people, or 1 in 1,707. In Mexico Valdes is most prevalent in: México, where 29 percent are found, Coahuila, where 15 percent are found and Mexico City, where 12 percent are found. Besides Mexico this last name exists in 109 countries. It is also common in Cuba, where 23 percent are found and Chile, where 17 percent are found.

Valdes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Valdes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Valdes surname expanded 5,717 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Valdes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Valdes last name are 39.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.34% being registered with the political party.

The amount Valdes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.15% less than the national average, earning €4,459 per year; in Norway they earn 20.85% less than the national average, earning 273,918 kr per year; in Peru they earn 104.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,625 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning $20,680,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.26% less than the national average, earning $42,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $49,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valdés942,742/
Valdès9442/
Váldes949/
Valdês943/
Valdese9267/
Valdeus9212/
Valdeis927/
Valdess926/
Valdies925/
Vaildes923/
Valdezs922/
Valldes921/
Vgaldes921/
Valdeas921/
Vfaldes921/
Valdesc921/
Valdees921/
Vealdes920/
Valde914,818/
Váldés892/
Valdesce861/
Valdez83788,118/
Valder832,615/
Baldes832,151/
Valdec83175/
Valdis83123/
Waldes8381/
Faldes8322/
Valdeh8321/
Valdei8317/
Valdea8315/
Valdex8313/
Valdej8313/
Valdey8312/
Valdet8311/
Valdee838/
Valded835/
Vallde835/
Vgalde834/
Voldes833/
Valdie833/
Ualdes832/
Valdís832/
Vealde832/
Valdhe831/
Vailde831/
Vaalde831/
Vhalde831/
Valdesová805/
Valdesova804/
Valdeisse801/
Valdois77146/
Waldeis7763/
Valdher7743/
Baldeis7736/
Valdiez7722/
Faildes7717/
Baldeus7713/
Valdays7710/
Valdeez7710/
Valddez779/
Valdezz778/
Baldese777/
Vaaldez775/
Valdeyz775/
Waldeus775/
Valdice774/
Valldez774/
Baldeas773/
Valdezx773/
Valdezp772/
Valdais772/
Valdedz772/
Fauldes771/
Baldies771/
Valdysh771/
Valdeiz771/
Baldess771/
Valdeuz771/
Valdios771/
Valdiss771/
Vasldez771/
Baldesh771/
Bauldes771/
Baldees771/
Waldess770/
Valldey770/
Waldies770/
Balde73604,607/
Valda735,735/
Walde734,957/
Valdi733,853/
Valdy7382/
Ualde7341/
Volde7313/
Valdé733/
Valdí731/
Valdè731/
Valdheer713/
Basildes713/
Waldesch711/
D'Valdez711/
Baldiesz711/
Valdeyce711/
Valdoice711/
Fauldess710/
Valdaise710/
Baldez675,683/
Waldie672,852/
Hualde671,855/
Foldes67824/
Uhalde67695/
Waldis67587/
Volder67570/
Baldea67508/
Baldis67404/
Baldys67274/
Boldes67236/
Baldee67198/
Baldey67174/
Valdéz67171/
Baulde67120/
Valdix67118/
Valday6782/
Waldee6771/
Valdiz6739/
Waldez6735/
Baalde6732/
Baldesova6722/
Wahlde6716/
Valdai6714/
Voldez6713/
Waldhe6712/
Valdhi6711/
Váldez6711/
Valdèz679/
Vohlde679/
Valdit678/
Waldex678/
Vuolde676/
Vaulda676/
Whalde676/
Wallde676/
Waldeh676/
Faldis675/
Valdii675/
Baldhe674/
Waldei674/
Voldie674/
Valdésová674/
Valdic673/
Wailde673/
Ualdez673/
Valdio673/
Voldet673/
Valdezová672/
Waldey672/
Waldys672/
Ballde672/
Baldei672/
Valdiy672/
Waldea672/
Voldeh672/
Baldés672/
Waalde672/
Baldej672/
Basilldes671/
Bailde671/
Balldeese671/
Woldes671/
Wealde671/
Valdha671/
Valldi671/
Valdaí671/
Baldex671/
Hvalda671/
Vallda671/
Valdéa671/
Valdezova671/
Ualder671/
Waldje671/
Fãldes671/
Baldeş671/
Baldheish671/
Baldès671/
Baldês671/
Baëlde671/
Faldez671/
Waulde671/

Valdes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valdes in the Russian language
Вальдесvaldes-
Valdes in the Arabic language
فالديسfaldys-

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