Valente Surname
Approximately 144,724 people bear this surname
Valente Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 36,302 | 1:5,897 | 430 |
| Angola | 24,057 | 1:1,122 | 195 |
| Portugal | 21,900 | 1:476 | 84 |
| Mozambique | 16,686 | 1:1,634 | 386 |
| Mexico | 10,733 | 1:11,565 | 1,117 |
| United States | 9,565 | 1:37,894 | 4,683 |
| Italy | 7,684 | 1:7,959 | 1,128 |
| France | 3,911 | 1:16,984 | 1,859 |
| Argentina | 3,517 | 1:12,153 | 1,124 |
| Philippines | 2,155 | 1:46,978 | 7,597 |
| Canada | 1,616 | 1:22,800 | 3,103 |
| Australia | 809 | 1:33,369 | 4,401 |
| England | 701 | 1:79,484 | 8,879 |
| Ecuador | 586 | 1:27,143 | 3,481 |
| Venezuela | 576 | 1:52,438 | 2,555 |
| Spain | 532 | 1:87,880 | 7,429 |
| Switzerland | 412 | 1:19,934 | 3,211 |
| Peru | 347 | 1:91,597 | 6,073 |
| Scotland | 280 | 1:19,121 | 2,254 |
| Germany | 266 | 1:302,652 | 30,961 |
| Belgium | 248 | 1:46,357 | 7,529 |
| South Africa | 240 | 1:225,740 | 23,495 |
| Uruguay | 191 | 1:17,967 | 2,033 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Dominican Republic | 154 | 1:67,746 | 3,226 |
| Austria | 127 | 1:67,051 | 10,326 |
| Denmark | 115 | 1:49,084 | 5,081 |
| Luxembourg | 105 | 1:5,529 | 805 |
| Netherlands | 76 | 1:222,200 | 29,701 |
| Slovenia | 59 | 1:42,164 | 7,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 52 | 1:35,481 | 3,447 |
| Chile | 46 | 1:382,967 | 10,457 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Hungary | 36 | 1:272,674 | 21,202 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Paraguay | 18 | 1:402,041 | 5,757 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 16 | 1:11,089 | 695 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Andorra | 12 | 1:6,986 | 1,135 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Namibia | 9 | 1:267,711 | 10,023 |
| Macau | 6 | 1:100,272 | 488 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Valenté (1) are calculated separately.
Valente (34,939) may also be a first name.
Valente Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) The valiant or brave man.
User-submitted Reference
A Portuguese descriptive surname, meaning "brave".
- mfariacastroThe surname Valente means 'brave'.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsValente Demographics
Average Valente Salary in
United States
$49,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Valente Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valente Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Valente (Arabic: فالنتي, Marathi: वलटे, Russian: Валенте) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Valenté. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Valente? popularity and diffusion
Valente is the 3,868th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 50,355 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Valente are found; 29 percent are found in South America and 28 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 24,771st most frequent first name internationally, held by 34,939 people.
The last name Valente is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 36,302 people, or 1 in 5,897. In Brazil Valente is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 19 percent live, Pará, where 19 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent live. Other than Brazil Valente occurs in 101 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 17 percent live and Portugal, where 15 percent live.
Valente Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Valente has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 191,300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 28,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,150 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Valente Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Valente last name are 39.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.15% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Valente earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.14% less than the national average, earning €27,586 per year; in Norway they earn 36.5% more than the national average, earning 472,403 kr per year; in Peru they earn 36.55% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,471 per year; in South Africa they earn 178.71% more than the national average, earning R 662,316 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.75% less than the national average, earning $14,358,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.53% more than the national average, earning $49,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning $55,574 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valente Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valente in the Marathi language | ||
| वलटे | valate | 80 |
| वालेन्टे | valente | 20 |
| Valente in the Russian language | ||
| Валенте | valente | - |
| Valente in the Arabic language | ||
| فالنتي | falnty | - |
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Valente Reference & Research
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Valent/Valente FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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