Valency Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Valency Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valency Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3141:168,60414,863
France301:2,214,091176,965
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Israel161:534,85239,210
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Valency (609) may also be a first name.

Valency Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valency is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valency? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 687,524th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Valency are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Valency is also the 338,553rd most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 609 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 168,604. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 68 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 29 percent live and Iringa Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in France, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Valency Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Valency has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Valency surname increased 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Valency Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Valency last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Valency earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 41.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,426 per year and in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valencey9344/
Vallency938/
Valencay932/
Valenca869,771/
Valence863,917/
Valencu862/
Valencé861/
Vallence80469/
Walencey8016/
Valencai8011/
Valencea806/
Balencoy803/
Vailence801/
Valenkiy801/
Valnce771/
Volence7122/
Valenki717/
Valenka713/
Valince713/
Valinca711/
Walenca711/
Valinky711/
Walencki67385/
Valenkie672/
Walencij671/
Balincoy671/
Walencka671/
Vailenka671/
Valncker671/
Valinchi671/
Valincca671/

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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 Valency
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