Valent Surname
Approximately 6,159 people bear this surname
Valent Surname User-submission:
Presumably derived from Saint Valentine. Mostly located in Slovakia: Bratislava, Trnava and Banska Bystrica.
Valent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 1,073 | 1:4,973 | 374 |
| Italy | 993 | 1:61,588 | 11,008 |
| United States | 973 | 1:372,517 | 33,011 |
| Hungary | 519 | 1:18,914 | 2,139 |
| France | 422 | 1:157,400 | 24,433 |
| Serbia | 234 | 1:30,534 | 3,261 |
| Austria | 231 | 1:36,863 | 5,966 |
| Croatia | 225 | 1:18,794 | 3,860 |
| Indonesia | 193 | 1:685,229 | 53,355 |
| Netherlands | 191 | 1:88,415 | 14,631 |
| Argentina | 180 | 1:237,463 | 19,337 |
| Czechia | 163 | 1:65,236 | 10,950 |
| Spain | 116 | 1:403,035 | 21,972 |
| Brazil | 72 | 1:2,973,255 | 87,092 |
| Germany | 69 | 1:1,166,746 | 76,492 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| Belgium | 53 | 1:216,918 | 27,806 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Luxembourg | 37 | 1:15,690 | 3,536 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Válent (195) are calculated separately.
Valent (5,083) may also be a first name.
Valent Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Presumably derived from Saint Valentine. Mostly located in Slovakia: Bratislava, Trnava and Banska Bystrica.
- walentValent Demographics
Average Male Valent Height
175.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Valent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valent Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Valent (Arabic: فالنت, Marathi: वँलट, Russian: Валент) is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Válent. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Valent? popularity and diffusion
It is the 79,221st most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,183,235 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Valent reside; 29 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 20 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 95,245th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 5,083 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 1,073 people, or 1 in 4,973. In Slovakia Valent is mostly concentrated in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 31 percent live, Nitra Region, where 27 percent live and Bratislava Region, where 15 percent live. Besides Slovakia this surname is found in 67 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.
Valent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Valent has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Valent last name grew 97,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Valent Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Valent last name are 8.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.16% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Valent earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.94% more than the national average, earning 477,382 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.94% less than the national average, earning R 99,948 per year; in United States they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning $44,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.4% more than the national average, earning $50,876 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valent Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valent in the Marathi language | ||
| वँलट | vamlata | - |
| Valent in the Russian language | ||
| Валент | valent | - |
| Valent in the Arabic language | ||
| فالنت | falnt | - |
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Valent Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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