Valelian Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Valelian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valelian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1351:392,16027,960
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Valelian (507) may also be a first name.

Valelian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valelian is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valelian? popularity and diffusion

Valelian is the 1,527,735th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Valelian occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Valelian live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Valelian is also the 375,944th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 507 people.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 392,160. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 87 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 7 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vallelian94125/
Valilian887/
Valelean881/
Vallélian82299/
Valolan8011/
Valalan801/
Walelang75634/
Balelang7556/
Balelane751/
Waleland751/
Vallalan751/
Valeleam751/
Walelane751/
Walelant751/
Whalelan750/
Vallelong716/
Wallelang715/
Vaillalon711/
Velallion711/
Walalan67336/
Falolan6715/
Walilan6711/
Falalan6710/
Bolelan679/
Balilan674/
Velalan672/
Balelam671/
Phahlelane671/
Falilan671/
Walelon671/

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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 Valelian
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