Valencia Surname

678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Valencia Surname Definition:

One who came from Valencia (strength of the Edetani), in Spain.

This is the feminine form of the word "valor" meaning "power or force." Place name in Spain and Venezuela.

Means of or from Valencia. Derived from latin "valentia" which means valor, courage.

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Valencia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia272,4931:17522
Mexico222,2971:55884
Philippines79,0361:1,28176
United States56,3461:6,433753
Peru43,7251:727102
Ecuador34,2271:46559
Spain22,2101:2,105252
Chile20,2881:868196
Bolivia15,1501:701142
El Salvador11,2001:566112
Venezuela10,8561:2,782436
Panama5,2761:742148
Argentina3,6581:11,6851,082
Costa Rica1,5841:3,018321
Brazil1,4851:144,1585,511
Guatemala1,1661:13,7931,318
Canada1,1031:33,4054,313
Dominican Republic9011:11,579913
Cuba7231:15,9371,100
Honduras6831:12,908711
Indonesia5871:225,29720,980
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Puerto Rico4721:7,521437
England3331:167,32115,468
France3011:220,67334,242
Guam2681:59784
Nicaragua2671:22,5511,024
Australia2581:104,63411,756
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Belize1951:1,823416
Germany1551:519,39043,831
Italy1241:493,19950,350
Thailand961:735,816120,839
Belgium931:123,62018,077
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Sweden541:182,34712,605
United Arab Emirates531:172,87312,733
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Norway411:125,42216,333
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Uruguay321:107,24210,337
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Aruba281:3,696529
Portugal281:372,08012,265
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Iceland211:18,1001,499
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Northern Mariana Islands191:2,873305
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
China151:91,154,7714,767
India151:51,137,692512,385
Japan151:8,522,95344,380
Curaçao141:11,232389
Hong Kong141:523,9633,360
Wales141:221,03813,576
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Austria111:774,13064,097
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Oman41:921,9937,313
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Macau21:300,8151,009
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5701:88,1039,135

The alternate forms: València (14) are calculated separately.

Valencia (28,291) may also be a first name.

Valencia Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Valencia (strength of the Edetani), in Spain.

This is the feminine form of the word "valor" meaning "power or force." Place name in Spain and Venezuela.

Means of or from Valencia. Derived from latin "valentia" which means valor, courage.

Refers to valleys, mountains and plains.

Castilian name from Leon. One branch in Indies.

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

User-submitted Reference

Catalan (València) and Spanish: habitational name from any of various places called València or Valencia, principally the major city in eastern Spain, which was formerly the capital of an independent Moorish kingdom of the same name, until it was reconquered in 1239 by James I, king of the Catalan dynasty, and became part of the Crown of Aragon together with the Principality of Catalonia and the Kingdom of Aragon. The city was apparently named from an honorary title derived from the Latin, valens, meaning 'brave'.

- zantjiva

Valencia Last Name Facts

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

Valencia (Arabic: فلنسيا, Marathi: वालेिन्सया) is held by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: València. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valencia? popularity and diffusion

Valencia is the 678th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,004 people. Valencia occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Valencia reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 35 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 29,181st most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 28,291 people.

This last name is most widespread in Colombia, where it is borne by 272,493 people, or 1 in 175. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Valle del Cauca Department, where 28 percent are found, Antioquia Department, where 20 percent are found and Cauca Department, where 7 percent are found. Barring Colombia Valencia is found in 143 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 27 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Valencia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Valencia has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 9,885 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Valencia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Valencia surname are 42.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Valencia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.83% less than the national average, earning €7,858 per year; in Norway they earn 14.18% less than the national average, earning 296,993 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,878 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $23,389,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.04% less than the national average, earning $37,523 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning $45,488 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Valencia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valencia in the Marathi language
वालेिन्सयाvaleinsaya40
वलेनिसयाvalenisaya20
वलिसयाvalisaya20
वेलेनिसयाvelenisaya20
Valencia in the Arabic language
فلنسياflnsya-
فلانسياflansya-
فالنسياfalnsya-
فالينسياfalynsya-

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Valencia Reference & Research

Valencia DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Valencia FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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