Valdez Surname
Approximately 788,118 people bear this surname
Valdez Surname User-submission:
The Valdez surname comes from Valle de Esva (Esva's Valley), Spain. Afterwards, it evolved to Vall'de Esva to be later conceived as Val d'es as an abbreviation.
Valdez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 266,545 | 1:466 | 71 |
| Philippines | 132,416 | 1:765 | 33 |
| United States | 121,040 | 1:2,995 | 300 |
| Argentina | 58,370 | 1:732 | 94 |
| Dominican Republic | 57,344 | 1:182 | 33 |
| Paraguay | 24,716 | 1:293 | 68 |
| Peru | 24,616 | 1:1,291 | 198 |
| Guatemala | 17,338 | 1:928 | 156 |
| Bolivia | 13,962 | 1:760 | 155 |
| Venezuela | 13,323 | 1:2,267 | 385 |
| Cuba | 13,113 | 1:879 | 154 |
| Ecuador | 10,281 | 1:1,547 | 266 |
| Colombia | 7,985 | 1:5,983 | 827 |
| Honduras | 4,779 | 1:1,845 | 297 |
| El Salvador | 3,815 | 1:1,663 | 300 |
| Brazil | 3,039 | 1:70,442 | 2,619 |
| Spain | 2,906 | 1:16,088 | 1,833 |
| Panama | 2,724 | 1:1,436 | 239 |
| Uruguay | 2,366 | 1:1,450 | 171 |
| Nicaragua | 1,932 | 1:3,117 | 431 |
| Canada | 1,049 | 1:35,124 | 4,494 |
| Belize | 614 | 1:579 | 113 |
| Chile | 454 | 1:38,803 | 1,928 |
| Costa Rica | 400 | 1:11,950 | 546 |
| Portugal | 359 | 1:29,020 | 1,851 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 294 | 1:4,639 | 756 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Taiwan | 221 | 1:106,085 | 1,019 |
| England | 213 | 1:261,587 | 20,867 |
| Australia | 163 | 1:165,618 | 17,113 |
| Bahrain | 147 | 1:9,174 | 1,687 |
| Germany | 101 | 1:797,084 | 58,657 |
| Guam | 78 | 1:2,053 | 270 |
| Italy | 74 | 1:826,442 | 64,449 |
| Thailand | 66 | 1:1,070,278 | 160,486 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| Greece | 52 | 1:213,073 | 33,423 |
| United Arab Emirates | 49 | 1:186,985 | 12,996 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Puerto Rico | 41 | 1:86,589 | 1,502 |
| Ireland | 40 | 1:117,723 | 5,959 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Hong Kong | 21 | 1:349,309 | 3,156 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Japan | 20 | 1:6,392,215 | 41,807 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Angola | 14 | 1:1,927,801 | 4,881 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 14 | 1:3,899 | 389 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Dominica | 3 | 1:25,297 | 621 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1:30,645,251 | 132,600 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1:79,678,386 | 25,993 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Mozambique | 2 | 1:13,630,784 | 7,358 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,878 | 1:26,741 | 3,288 |
The alternate forms: Valdéz (171), Váldez (11) & Valdèz (9) are calculated separately.
Valdez (3,322) may also be a first name.
Valdez Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Valdez surname comes from Valle de Esva (Esva's Valley), Spain. Afterwards, it evolved to Vall'de Esva to be later conceived as Val d'es as an abbreviation.
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Average Valdez Salary in
United States
$36,111 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Valdez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valdez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Valdez (Arabic: فالدز, Russian: Валдез) is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Valdéz, Váldez or Valdèz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valdez? popularity and diffusion
It is the 692nd most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,247 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Valdez reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Valdez is also the 123,998th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,322 people.
The surname Valdez is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is borne by 266,545 people, or 1 in 466. In Mexico it is most common in: México, where 14 percent are found, Sinaloa, where 12 percent are found and Sonora, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Mexico it is found in 130 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.
Valdez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Valdez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Valdez last name grew 6,445 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 10,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Valdez Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States Valdez are 42.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.58% registered with the party.
The amount Valdez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 70.11% less than the national average, earning €8,976 per year; in Norway they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning 397,598 kr per year; in Peru they earn 15.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,345 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.96% less than the national average, earning $20,668,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.31% less than the national average, earning $36,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning $46,465 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valdez Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valdez in the Russian language | ||
| Валдез | valdez | - |
| Valdez in the Arabic language | ||
| فالدز | faldz | - |
| فالديز | faldyz | - |
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Valdez Reference & Research
Valdez DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Valdez FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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