Valdívia Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Valdívia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valdívia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Valdivia (169,032) & Valdivía (1) are calculated separately.

Valdívia (16) may also be a first name.

Valdívia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valdívia occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Valdivia or Valdivía. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valdívia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Valdívia reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 62 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 26,759,292. In Brazil Valdívia is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 38 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 25 percent live and Ceará, where 13 percent live. Besides Brazil this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 31 percent live and Mexico, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valdivia96169,032/
Valdivía921/
Valdevia88514/
Baldívia881/
Valdivias82524/
Valdiviaz8210/
Valdievia821/
Valdeivia821/
Baldivia753,505/
Baldevia751,543/
Valdibia75253/
Valdivio7521/
Valdebia756/
Valdivea753/
Valdevea751/
Voldivia751/
Baldivias7198/
Valdibias718/
Baldibia63235/
Baldebia6323/
Baldivio639/
Valdibio632/
Baldiwia631/
Baldevea631/
Baldibiah591/
Valdibieo591/
Baldibio502/
Baldebea501/

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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 Valdívia
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