Valensky Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Valensky Surname User-submission:

The surname Valensky means 'love from the sky' and 'strong follower of Christianity'.

Valensky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2051:264,28126,485
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Valenský (4) are calculated separately.

Valensky (16) may also be a first name.

Valensky Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Valensky means 'love from the sky' and 'strong follower of Christianity'.

- glannay

Valensky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valensky (Russian: Валенский) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Valenský. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valensky? popularity and diffusion

Valensky is the 728,955th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. The last name Valensky occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Valensky reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 16 people.

Valensky is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 264,281. In South Africa Valensky is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 92 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live and Gauteng, where 3 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Valensky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Valensky last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Valensky last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.69% registered with the party.

The amount Valensky earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.49% less than the national average, earning R 186,564 per year; in United States they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $44,503 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $53,883 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Valensky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valensky in the Russian language
Валенскийvalenskij-

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