Valentyev Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Valentyev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valentyev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine321:1,422,584115,871
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Valentyev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valentyev is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Valentyev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Valentyev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Valentyev reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,422,584. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 38 percent are found, Luhansk Oblast, where 22 percent are found and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 13 percent are found. Beside Ukraine this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 10 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

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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 Valentyev
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