Valentia Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Italy

Valentia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valentia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Valèntia (1) are calculated separately.

Valentia (1,532) may also be a first name.

Valentia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Valentia Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Valentia (Arabic: فالنتيا) is found most in The United States. It may occur as: Valèntia. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valentia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,133,308th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Valentia reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 198,172nd most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 1,532 people.

The surname Valentia is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 36 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Valentia occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 30 percent reside and Italy, where 17 percent reside.

Valentia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Valentia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Valentia last name increased 850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Valentia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Valentia last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Valentia earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.9% less than the national average, earning $31,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning $41,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valèntia961/
Vallentia9415/
Valentiah9410/
Valenthia943/
Valentio8813/
Balentia8810/
Valintia885/
Valentya884/
Walentia882/
Volentia881/
Valentea881/
Valentios821/
Valentjas821/
Walntia801/
Balintia751/
Volintia751/
Valentyo751/
Felenthia719/
Felentio634/
Walintjo5026/

Valentia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valentia in the Arabic language
فالنتياfalntya-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valentia
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