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.
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Average Valent Salary in
United States
$44,350 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Válent. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Valent? popularity and diffusion
It is the 79,221st most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,183,235 people. The last name Valent is mostly found 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 widespread given name in the world, borne by 5,083 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is borne by 1,073 people, or 1 in 4,973. In Slovakia Valent is most prevalent in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 31 percent are found, Nitra Region, where 27 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 15 percent are found. Other than Slovakia this surname is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.
Valent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Valent has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Valent surname rose 97,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Valent Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Valent surname are 8.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.16% being registered with 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
Valent/Valente FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valent
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