Valens Surname

26,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Valens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda19,5351:582122
Spain1421:329,24019,264
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
France1131:587,81278,453
Ecuador971:163,9787,313
Colombia911:524,9907,164
Argentina711:602,02042,723
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
England101:5,571,806158,774
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Valens (19,209) may also be a first name.

Valens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valens (Arabic: فلنس, Marathi: हेलेन्स, Russian: Валенс) is carried by more people in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,481st most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 358,480 people. The last name Valens is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Valens live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Valens is also the 38,997th most widely held forename in the world, held by 19,209 people.

The surname Valens is most frequent in Rwanda, where it is held by 19,535 people, or 1 in 582. Excluding Rwanda this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Valens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Valens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Valens last name increased 11,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Valens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Valens last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Valens last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Valens earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning $25,419,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.03% less than the national average, earning $48,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vallens92126/
Valense924/
Valiens922/
Valns910/
Vallense861/
Valins83255/
Walens83148/
Valenz83144/
Volens8382/
Falens8320/
Balens8314/
Velens8314/
Valnæs831/
Valems831/
Valensova803/
Valence773,917/
Wallens77347/
Vallins77291/
Faelens77286/
Fallens77120/
Valenze7774/
Veulens7751/
Waelens7731/
Vollens7729/
Voolens778/
Balense776/
Ballens775/
Vaulins774/
Valenje773/
Vallenz772/
Whalens771/
Valench771/
Wahlens771/
Valinse770/
Wealens770/
Balns731/
Walns731/
Vallence71469/
Wallenås7116/
Falliens714/
Weallens714/
Vailence711/
Walensze710/
Folens67438/
Balins67307/
Wolens67226/
Bolens6799/
Walenz6754/
Welens6734/
Velins6711/
Falnæs677/
Balenz677/
Walins676/
Falins674/
Volins673/
Balnæs671/
Valnce671/
Felens671/
Balyns671/

Valens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valens in the Marathi language
हेलेन्सhelensa50
लॉरेन्सlorensa50
Valens in the Russian language
Валенсvalens-
Valens in the Arabic language
فلنسflns-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valens
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