Valent Surname

79,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Valent Surname User-submission:

Presumably derived from Saint Valentine. Mostly located in Slovakia: Bratislava, Trnava and Banska Bystrica.

Valent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1,0731:4,973374
Italy9931:61,58811,008
United States9731:372,51733,011
Hungary5191:18,9142,139
France4221:157,40024,433
Serbia2341:30,5343,261
Austria2311:36,8635,966
Croatia2251:18,7943,860
Indonesia1931:685,22953,355
Netherlands1911:88,41514,631
Argentina1801:237,46319,337
Czechia1631:65,23610,950
Spain1161:403,03521,972
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Canada611:604,02649,778
Australia601:449,92835,109
Belgium531:216,91827,806
Sudan491:765,5142,614
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Luxembourg371:15,6903,536
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Belarus201:475,05345,383
England181:3,095,448105,421
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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.

- walent

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Válent94195/
Valente92144,724/
Valient92199/
Vallent9249/
Vahlent9236/
Valentt928/
Valents926/
Valuent922/
Vailent921/
Valen913,075/
Valnt911/
Vallente866,052/
Valentte8636/
Vallents867/
Vallient865/
Vaillent862/
Vailient861/
Vaslente861/
Vailente861/
Valendte861/
Vallen831,040/
Balent831,007/
Walent83370/
Velent83238/
Volent83174/
Valien83169/
Valint83115/
Valend8336/
Valøen8336/
Hvalen8322/
Falent8320/
Vaulen8319/
Valenq8319/
Valeng8317/
Vólent8316/
Valeen8315/
Vaylen838/
Vailen834/
Valnte833/
Valemt831/
Valenn831/
Vahlen831/
Valentová807,561/
Valentova80816/
Valn805/
Valienė77867/
Ballent77172/
Balente77164/
Vallien77156/
Wallent77124/
Valinte7782/
Vailhen7766/
Valenne7756/
Fallent7755/
Faulent7744/
Vallint7737/
Valleen7736/
Volente7733/
Walente7716/
Balents7713/
Valinth7712/
Vallenå779/
Falente777/
Vaillen773/
Walient773/
Valemte772/
Phalent771/
Balentz771/
Balient771/
Vallend771/
Veulent771/
Vailint771/
Vahalen771/
Vaulien771/
Baylent771/
Vauleen770/
Vollent770/
Ualient770/
Velient770/
Vallaen770/
Volentz770/
Valiont770/
Valin738,231/
Balen734,310/
Walen731,354/
Valem73309/
Volen73166/
Valyn73110/
Valín7348/
Valén7341/
Valne738/
Valnd733/
Vailn731/
Ballente71205/
Valenová71154/
Vaillend71121/
Phalente71100/
Valenova7179/
Vallinte7158/
Vaglienė714/
Wallente712/
Vollente711/
Whalen6740,699/
Balint6724,166/
Ballen6714,015/
Wallen6711,853/
Vallin6710,100/
Vaulin674,841/
Wahlen673,501/
Vallem672,937/
Bailen672,381/
Baylen672,083/
Vaslin671,626/
Baulen671,020/
Valina67879/
Vollen67522/
Vatlin67504/
Balynt67476/
Waalen67306/
Valyon67275/
Waylen67261/
Valion67207/
Vallén67203/
Válint67197/
Valing67192/
Vaulyn67184/
Walien67109/
Wailen6784/
Valgin6783/
Valind6778/
Baalen6777/
Walend6769/
Vahlin6750/
Vahlén6749/
Valyna6745/
Balentová6741/
Vahlne6736/
Bálent6731/
Vatlyn6730/
Valendová6727/
Valeem6723/
Walentová6720/
Wolent6716/
Walhen6716/
Felent6716/
Vallín6716/
Walenn6714/
Baleen6713/
Waleen6712/
Walenc6712/
Vaylin6711/
Hvalin6711/
Balentova6711/
Walint6710/
Balend6710/
Valhem6710/
Volentová6710/
Waløen679/
Ualentova678/
Waulen678/
Bealen676/
Volenc676/
Falint676/
Voolen676/
Válentová676/
Valemd675/
Waloen673/
Baëlen673/
Volien673/
Valemc673/
Vaylenova672/
Vailin672/
Volhen672/
Vallyn672/
Volenk672/
Vallìn672/
Vaglin672/
Valynn672/
Valhyn672/
Falend671/
Balenn671/
Voylen671/
Walenk671/
Vajlin671/
Voilen671/
Hualen671/
Hbalen671/
Vohlen671/
Valhin671/
Valintová671/
Bãlent671/
Balllente671/
Balnte671/
Vealin670/
Bolent670/
Hwalen670/
Voulen670/
Voleen670/
Wealen670/

Valent Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valent in the Marathi language
वँलटvamlata-
Valent in the Russian language
Валентvalent-
Valent in the Arabic language
فالنتfalnt-

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