Valdese Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Valdese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valdese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy641:955,57368,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Valdese (58) may also be a first name.

Valdese Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valdese is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valdese? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,333,370th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. Valdese is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Valdese live; 96 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 96 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 58 people.

Valdese is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 955,573. In Italy Valdese is primarily concentrated in: Sicily, where 92 percent are found, Lombardy, where 3 percent are found and Emilia-Romagna, where 2 percent are found. Not including Italy this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Valdese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Valdese has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Valdese last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valdeses931/
Valdeser931/
Valdesce931/
Valdes92277,351/
Valdiesse884/
Valdeisse881/
Valdesser881/
Valdesi86130/
Valdeus8612/
Valdeez8610/
Baldese867/
Valdeis867/
Valdess866/
Valdeze866/
Valdies865/
Valdase865/
Valdesa865/
Vaildes863/
Valdezs862/
Valldes861/
Vgaldes861/
Valdeas861/
Valdees861/
Vealdes860/
Valdose860/
Valdeger8044/
Valdesis8032/
Valdezis8013/
Baldeser807/
Baldeses806/
Valdeshi803/
Valdeges802/
Valdecei801/
Valdezer801/
Valdeige801/
Valdeyce801/
Valdaise800/
Valdez77788,118/
Valdés772,742/
Baldes772,151/
Valdis77123/
Waldes7781/
Valdès7742/
Valdex7713/
Váldes779/
Voldes773/
Valdês773/
Ualdes772/
Valdís772/
Valdisser7528/
Valdesová755/
Valdesova754/
Valdesuis754/
Baldescer752/
Balldeese751/
Waldeiser751/
Valdeheza751/
Valdeches751/
Valdessio751/
Valdezeth751/
Baldesser750/
Valdois71146/
Valdasi71121/
Waldeis7163/
Baldeis7136/
Valdeci7130/
Voldase7127/
Valdiez7122/
Valdays7110/
Valdeza7110/
Valddez719/
Valdezz718/
Vaaldez715/
Valdeyz715/
Waldeus715/
Valdice714/
Valldez714/
Baldeas713/
Valdezx713/
Baldesa713/
Valdezp712/
Valdais712/
Valdedz712/
Baldeze712/
Faldesi711/
Valdysh711/
Valdeiz711/
Valdezy711/
Baldess711/
Valdeuz711/
Valdios711/
Valdiss711/
Vasldez711/
Baldesh711/
Bauldes711/
Valdige711/
Baldees711/
Baldece710/
Waldess710/
Waldies710/
Waldheiser710/
Faldesai67220/
Baldecer6782/
Baldessi6719/
Waldejer6716/
Baldesis679/
Valdashi678/
Baldiser674/
Valdassi673/
Baldisea672/
Faldeasi671/
Faldessa671/
Valderza671/
Vaaldasi671/
Valdoisa671/
Voldesid671/
Waldesch671/
D'Valdez671/
Baldezce671/
Waldeger671/
Valdoice671/
Valdoshi671/
Baldeces670/

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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 Valdese
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