Valente Surname

3,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Valente Surname Definition:

(Italian) The valiant or brave man.

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Valente Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil36,3021:5,897430
Angola24,0571:1,122195
Portugal21,9001:47684
Mozambique16,6861:1,634386
Mexico10,7331:11,5651,117
United States9,5651:37,8944,683
Italy7,6841:7,9591,128
France3,9111:16,9841,859
Argentina3,5171:12,1531,124
Philippines2,1551:46,9787,597
Canada1,6161:22,8003,103
Australia8091:33,3694,401
England7011:79,4848,879
Ecuador5861:27,1433,481
Venezuela5761:52,4382,555
Spain5321:87,8807,429
Switzerland4121:19,9343,211
Peru3471:91,5976,073
Scotland2801:19,1212,254
Germany2661:302,65230,961
Belgium2481:46,3577,529
South Africa2401:225,74023,495
Uruguay1911:17,9672,033
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
Austria1271:67,05110,326
Denmark1151:49,0845,081
Luxembourg1051:5,529805
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Slovenia591:42,1647,543
Northern Ireland521:35,4813,447
Chile461:382,96710,457
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Hungary361:272,67421,202
Israel241:356,56829,419
Malta241:17,9281,021
Norway241:214,26224,079
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Greece231:481,73061,288
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Wales171:182,03112,022
São Tomé and Príncipe161:11,089695
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Andorra121:6,9861,135
Croatia111:384,41933,360
China101:136,732,1577,199
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Namibia91:267,71110,023
Macau61:100,272488
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A Portuguese descriptive surname, meaning "brave".

- mfariacastro

The surname Valente means 'brave'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valenté951/
Valiente9369,198/
Vallente936,052/
Valentie93227/
Valentey93200/
Valentei9356/
Valhente9342/
Valentes9341/
Valentte9336/
Valenter9311/
Valentee931/
Valaente931/
Valuente931/
Vaslente931/
Vgalente931/
Vailente931/
Valendte931/
Valentea931/
Valent926,159/
Valnte923/
Valliente88595/
Vagliente88391/
Vallentes8863/
Vallenter882/
Valientte881/
Valenti8647,060/
Valenta8612,448/
Valenty86467/
Valient86199/
Balente86164/
Valinte8682/
Vallent8649/
Valentí8648/
Vahlent8636/
Volente8633/
Velente8631/
Walente8616/
Valentt868/
Falente867/
Valents866/
Valuent862/
Valemte862/
Vailent861/
Valnt831/
Valenteová824/
Valentesch821/
Vaglientey821/
Vallliente821/
Baliente80318/
Ballente80205/
Valentyi80189/
Valentis80187/
Valentti80147/
Phalente80100/
Volenter8077/
Walenter8069/
Vallinte8058/
Velentey8053/
Valentiy8035/
Valentay8033/
Valienti8032/
Velentei8028/
Vallenti8023/
Valentio8013/
Vallenta8010/
Veliente808/
Valentii807/
Vallents807/
Vallient805/
Valentoa802/
Balentie802/
Vaillent802/
Wallente802/
Valentyo801/
Valinter801/
Vailient801/
Vallenty801/
Valentiæ801/
Valentai801/
Valentih801/
Vollente801/
Faliente801/
Balentes801/
Valentejová7867/
Valentejova781/
Balent771,007/
Walent77370/
Válent77195/
Volent77174/
Valint77115/
Valend7736/
Vólent7716/
Valnta772/
Valemt771/
Balnte771/
Valentová757,561/
Vaglienti75929/
Valentova75816/
Ballentes75586/
Valentich75281/
Vaglienty75190/
Balliente7540/
Vallienta759/
Valentish757/
Ballenter756/
Vallentis754/
Volenteer752/
Vallintes752/
Ballentee751/
Valentych751/
Vallienti751/
Falliente751/
Balllente751/
Vallentti751/
Walenta711,933/
Falenta71651/
Balinte71176/
Ballent71172/
Walenty71168/
Balenti71156/
Falenti71128/
Wallent71124/
Valentaitė7143/
Vallint7137/
Balenta7131/
Velenti7116/
Valinth7112/
Falenty7112/
Balenty7111/
Válenti7111/
Valinti719/
Volenta719/
Walenti717/
Walient713/
Valinta712/
Volenti712/
Velinte712/
Balnter711/
Volenty711/
Valemti711/
Vallend711/
Veulent711/
Valinty711/
Vailint711/
Bolente711/
Baylent711/
Baallentes711/
Felente711/
Vollent710/
Ualient710/
Volentz710/
Valiont710/
Foliente67535/
Wallenta67476/
Volentér67231/
Vaillend67121/
Follente6798/
Velentyi6786/
Valionti6747/
Wolenter6732/
Bollente6727/
Valintis6727/
Ballenti6716/
Velentiy6714/
Valnd673/
Balentay673/
Valintay673/
Balintey672/
Fallinte672/
Vaglinty671/
Valintaj671/
Volionte671/
Falentys671/
Balintes671/
Balintie671/
Volinter671/
Walentha670/

Valente Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valente in the Marathi language
वलटेvalate80
वालेन्टेvalente20
Valente in the Russian language
Валентеvalente-
Valente in the Arabic language
فالنتيfalnty-

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