Valdivia Surname

3,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Valdivia Surname Definition:

Castilian from mountains of Leon.

Valdivia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico44,4301:2,794400
Peru38,3341:829113
Chile23,2241:759168
Cuba16,0681:717119
United States13,5931:26,6653,345
Nicaragua10,2651:587127
Bolivia8,1651:1,300260
Spain7,5481:6,194775
Argentina3,4881:12,2541,126
Philippines6171:164,08126,918
Venezuela4201:71,9143,039
Ecuador3891:40,8894,307
Costa Rica3291:14,529605
France2871:231,43835,907
Brazil2351:910,95532,619
Honduras2211:39,8931,130
Dominican Republic2081:50,1582,578
Uruguay1881:18,2542,067
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Colombia1401:341,2436,041
Panama1381:28,3501,690
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Andorra541:1,553272
Guatemala481:335,0564,665
England431:1,295,76958,667
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Norway61:857,04855,549
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

The alternate forms: Valdívia (13) & Valdivía (1) are calculated separately.

Valdivia (3,468) may also be a first name.

Valdivia Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Castilian from mountains of Leon.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Valdivia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valdivia (Arabic: فالديفيا) is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Valdívia or Valdivía. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Valdivia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,317th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 43,113 people. The last name Valdivia is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Valdivia are found; 44 percent are found in South America and 28 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 120,700th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 3,468 people.

It is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 44,430 people, or 1 in 2,794. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Jalisco, where 26 percent live, Guanajuato, where 14 percent live and Veracruz, where 11 percent live. Not including Mexico it exists in 67 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 23 percent live and Chile, where 14 percent live.

Valdivia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Valdivia last name are 37.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Valdivia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 42.98% less than the national average, earning €17,124 per year; in Norway they earn 20.41% less than the national average, earning 275,440 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,447 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning $21,410,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.21% less than the national average, earning $40,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $51,513 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valdívia9613/
Valdivía961/
Valdivias94524/
Valdiviaz9410/
Valdievia941/
Valdeivia941/
Baldivia883,505/
Valdevia88514/
Valdibia88253/
Valdivio8821/
Valdivea883/
Voldivia881/
Baldivias8298/
Valdibias828/
Baldevia751,543/
Baldibia75235/
Baldivio759/
Valdebia756/
Valdibio752/
Baldiwia751/
Baldívia751/
Valdevea751/
Baldibiah711/
Valdibieo711/
Baldebia6323/
Baldibio632/
Baldevea631/
Baldebea501/

Valdivia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valdivia in the Arabic language
فالديفياfaldyfya-

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