Valentyne Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

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

Valentyne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valentyne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa811:668,86148,796
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England221:2,532,63991,802
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875

Valentyne (62) may also be a first name.

Valentyne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valentyne is most common in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Valentyne.

How Common Is The Last Name Valentyne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,235,409th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Valentyne reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Valentyne is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 62 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 668,861. In South Africa Valentyne is most common in: Western Cape, where 60 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 31 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Apart from South Africa Valentyne occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Valentyne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Valentyne surname are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92.31% registered with the party.

The amount Valentyne earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.35% less than the national average, earning R 201,156 per year; in United States they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $44,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $52,794 CAD per year.

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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 Valentyne
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