Valentin Surname

3,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Puerto Rico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Valentin Surname Definition:

Nick 'a valentine, a sweetheart'.

Hugh le Valentyne, Close Roll, 8 Edward.

(2) Bapt. 'the son of Valentine.' St. Valentine's day is February 14, the season when birds begin to pair. In either case the saint has originated the name.

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Valentin Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Puerto Rico32,8701:10833
Mexico20,9621:5,921733
France18,6181:3,568261
United States16,7831:21,5972,724
Chad14,6351:929161
Philippines7,8161:12,9531,351
Peru7,5171:4,228693
Germany5,4511:14,7691,923
Spain4,7371:9,8701,167
Haiti4,1791:2,557371
Brazil2,2941:93,3193,525
Dominican Republic1,7641:5,914589
Honduras1,3311:6,624544
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Denmark1,1361:4,969449
Argentina1,0781:39,6513,327
Belgium9811:11,7191,736
Colombia5551:86,0793,362
Tanzania4881:108,48710,526
DR Congo4241:174,24417,772
Cuba4151:27,7661,492
Indonesia3951:334,80829,196
Switzerland3591:22,8773,615
Austria3571:23,8533,742
Romania3321:60,4767,315
Hungary3221:30,4853,331
Cameroon3091:67,2148,484
Uruguay3071:11,1781,255
Seychelles2881:32158
Canada2741:134,47313,927
Sweden2271:43,3783,431
South Africa2081:260,47026,176
Netherlands1921:87,95414,558
Italy1841:332,37340,238
England1461:381,63126,761
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Croatia1351:31,3236,406
Panama1331:29,4151,739
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Venezuela1221:247,5746,160
Ivory Coast1171:197,1908,500
Chile1151:153,1875,204
Mauritius941:13,7602,937
Thailand791:894,156140,446
Czechia751:141,78022,190
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
Guatemala541:297,8274,502
Australia481:562,41041,290
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Portugal381:274,16410,086
El Salvador351:181,2542,002
Finland331:166,56714,872
Israel311:276,05324,632
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Greece281:395,70752,747
Slovakia281:190,58832,093
Senegal251:583,1742,343
Norway221:233,74025,571
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Lebanon191:296,68910,035
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Benin131:795,04642,452
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Monaco71:5,295668
China61:227,886,92811,701
India61:127,844,230863,365
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Wales51:618,90625,852
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2561:196,16717,139

The alternate forms: Valentín (758) & Valentìn (5) are calculated separately.

Valentin (720,575) may also be a first name.

Valentin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nick 'a valentine, a sweetheart'.

Hugh le Valentyne, Close Roll, 8 Edward.

(2) Bapt. 'the son of Valentine.' St. Valentine's day is February 14, the season when birds begin to pair. In either case the saint has originated the name.

Valentine Fairwether, Close Roll, 1-2 Philip and Mary.

1578. Matthew Nicholson and Alice Valentine: Marriage Lic. (London).

1803. Married — James Valentin and Ann Halfacer: St. George, Hanover Square.

The Italian Valentini is englished into Valentiny in the London Directory.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This Latin name comes from valens, the participle of valeo, "to be strong, healthy." Valentinian was the name of several Roman emperors. The Valentines of Fettercairn are said to be descended from Valentine of Thornton, who in the reign of Robert I had a charter of the lands of Thorntoun "in lie Kincardin-Mernes" (RMS., I, App. II, 18). They were "till of late numerous and influential in the parish, but so few are now left that ere long the name will become extinct" (Cameron, History of Fettercairn, p. 226). William Valentine had a safe conduct into England in 1424 (Bain, IV, 970), Thomas Vallantyne, feuar of Drumboy, 1561 (Rent. Dunk., p. 341), and John Wallentyne was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1593 (NSCM., I, p. 84). Vallentein 1650, Wallentine 1679. In the form Weland Wiland or Wyland, it was a forename among the northern Chisholms.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The baptismal name. This surname is sometimes corrupted in the South to Follington. H.R. Valentyn.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Latin Valentinus, a name derived from valens, able, puissant, brave.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

Presumably derived from Saint Valentine. Mostly located in Slovakia: Bratislava, Trnava and Banska Bystrica.

- walent
DNA test information
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Valentin Demographics

Valentin Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 2,681 (2014)

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Valentin Last Name Facts

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

Valentin (Arabic: فلانتين, Georgian: ვალენტინ, Marathi: वालतीन, Oriya: ଭାେଲିନ, Russian: Валентин) has its highest incidence in Puerto Rico. It may also appear as a variant: Valentín or Valentìn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valentin? popularity and diffusion

Valentin is the 3,717th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 48,181 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Valentin are found; 26 percent are found in Caribbean and 23 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. It is also the 1,334th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 720,575 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Puerto Rico, where it is borne by 32,870 people, or 1 in 108. In Puerto Rico Valentin is most frequent in: San Juan, where 9 percent live, Bayamón, where 5 percent live and Ponce, where 5 percent live. Excluding Puerto Rico this surname occurs in 137 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 14 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.

Valentin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Valentin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Valentin surname rose 6,556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 859 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 2,000 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Valentin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (74%) in Russia, Latin Catholic (60%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Valentin last name are 5.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Valentin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.84% less than the national average, earning 339,698 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.38% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,822 per year; in South Africa they earn 32.13% more than the national average, earning R 313,980 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.05% less than the national average, earning $22,010,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.42% less than the national average, earning $38,222 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.7% less than the national average, earning $44,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valentín96758/
Valentìn965/
Valentina945,276/
Valentijn941,489/
Vallentin941,110/
Valentien94168/
Valenting9430/
Valention9415/
Valenthin9414/
Valentinc949/
Valenttin944/
Valentuin944/
Valentimn943/
Valeentin941/
Valentinn941/
Valentinë941/
Valientin941/
Vaylentin941/
Valentn93121/
Valntin934/
Valentienė89444/
Vallentina89206/
Valentinne8929/
Vallenthin8927/
Valenttina8916/
Vallentien8915/
Valenthien891/
Valentim8891,608/
Valentyn882,080/
Falentin88377/
Walentin88331/
Balentin88309/
Valintin88210/
Velentin8861/
Valenten8822/
Valemtin8821/
Valentne8812/
Volentin883/
Valentinova841,098/
Valentinová84110/
Vallenttina841/
Wallentin821,430/
Falentina82323/
Vallentyn82226/
Balentina82208/
Ballentin82170/
Fallentin8289/
Balentien8272/
Valenteen8270/
Vallentim8249/
Falentijn8238/
Valentyna8220/
Balenting8211/
Wahlentin8210/
Valintina827/
Vallenten826/
Valyntina825/
Balentijn825/
Velentien822/
Vallintin822/
Walenthin822/
Valenttyn821/
Walenttin821/
Vaalentim821/
Valntim801/
Ballenthin78215/
Wallenthin7859/
Vallentyna7815/
Valenthyna789/
Valenttyna782/
Ballentien781/
Ballentina781/
Fhalentina781/
Valentynne781/
Walentyn75190/
Valintim75119/
Valemtim75113/
Balintin7581/
Walenten7535/
Bolentin7522/
Walentim757/
Valyntyn756/
Welentin756/
Valentem755/
Falentyn754/
Walentín753/
Falemtin751/
Balenten751/
Valintyn751/
Valentym751/
Velenten751/
Volenten750/
Valentynova7480/
Valentínová7478/
Walentinová7431/
Ballenthien744/
Valintinova742/
Walentinowa742/
Wollentin7180/
Balinting7176/
Wallintin7136/
Bollentin7135/
Falintina7114/
Balintina7113/
Wallentén7111/
Wallenten719/
Balenteng713/
Folentina711/
Woolentin711/
Velenteen711/
Wohlentin711/
Fallentyn711/
Ballenten711/
Ballintin711/
Balintink711/
Vollenten710/
Voulenten710/
Ballintijn6743/
Valnten674/
Wallentyna672/
Wallenteen670/
Ballentten670/
Ballinting670/
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Valentin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valentin in the Georgian language
ვალენტინvalentin-
Valentin in the Marathi language
वालतीनvalatina64.71
वालेतीनvaletina11.76
वालेिन्तनvaleintana11.76
वालटीनvalatina5.88
वोलेनतीनvolenatina5.88
Valentin in the Oriya language
ଭାେଲିନbhaelina33.33
ଭାେଲନଟିନbhaelanatina33.33
ଭାେଲଟିନbhaelatina8.33
ଭାେଲିନ୍bhaelin8.33
ଭାେଲନଟିନ୍bhaelanatin8.33
େଭଲିନebhalina8.33
Valentin in the Russian language
Валентинvalentin-
Valentin in the Arabic language
فلانتينflantyn-
فالنتينfalntyn-
فالانتينfalantyn-
فالنتانfalntan-

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