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 more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Válent. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Valent? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 79,221st most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,183,235 people. Valent occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Valent live; 29 percent live in Eastern Europe and 20 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 95,245th most common first name on earth It is held by 5,083 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 1,073 people, or 1 in 4,973. In Slovakia Valent is primarily found in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 31 percent live, Nitra Region, where 27 percent live and Bratislava Region, where 15 percent live. Not including Slovakia this surname occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.
Valent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Valent has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 devotion of those holding the Valent last name is predominantly Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Valent last name 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
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Footnotes
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