Valentyn Surname

200,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Valentyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valentyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8281:29,6383,811
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Valentyn (164,896) may also be a first name.

Valentyn Last Name Facts

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

Valentyn is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Valentyn.

How Common Is The Last Name Valentyn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 200,601st most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,503,628 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Valentyn are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,380th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 164,896 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,828 people, or 1 in 29,638. In South Africa Valentyn is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 88 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Valentyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Valentyn last name are 23.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.27% registered with the party.

The amount Valentyn earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.71% less than the national average, earning R 178,920 per year and in United States they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $44,064 USD per year.

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Valentyn Reference & Research

Valentine DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Valentine 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

  • 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Valentyn
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis