Valea Surname
Approximately 3,113 people bear this surname
Valea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1,450 | 1:12,657 | 1,071 |
| Romania | 959 | 1:20,936 | 2,691 |
| Spain | 302 | 1:154,808 | 11,333 |
| Argentina | 119 | 1:359,188 | 27,983 |
| United States | 79 | 1:4,588,088 | 240,017 |
| Italy | 64 | 1:955,573 | 68,465 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
The alternate forms: Valéa (1) & Vălea (1) are calculated separately.
Valea (235) may also be a first name.
Valea Demographics
Average Valea Salary in
United States
$59,831 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Valea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valea Come From? nationality or country of origin
Valea is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Valéa or Vălea. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valea? popularity and diffusion
It is the 142,851st most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,341,004 people. The last name Valea is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Valea reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 584,346th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 235 people.
The last name Valea is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 1,450 people, or 1 in 12,657. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Nord Region, where 48 percent are found, Centre Region, where 21 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Burkina Faso this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 31 percent are found and Spain, where 10 percent are found.
Valea Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Valea last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Valea earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.66% more than the national average, earning $59,831 USD per year.
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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 Valea
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