Valegas Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Valegas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valegas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Valegas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valegas is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valegas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Valegas is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Valegas reside; 94 percent reside in South America and 71 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The surname is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,981,173. In Colombia it is most common in: Atlántico Department, where 58 percent live, Antioquia Department, where 8 percent live and Bolívar Department, where 8 percent live. Excluding Colombia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 24 percent live and Portugal, where 6 percent live.

Valegas Last Name Statistics demography

Valegas earn notably less less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 22.87% less than the national average, earning $17,510,500 COP 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
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  • 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 Valegas
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