Valenzuela Surname

943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Valenzuela Surname Definition:

From the latin "valens" - brave. Hence the brave young one.

A man small in stature but surprisingly valiant.

Castilian name.

Valenzuela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico198,6331:625100
Chile106,3101:16621
Philippines57,0071:1,776114
United States49,9201:7,261855
Argentina34,2871:1,247177
Peru18,0931:1,757293
Guatemala15,9791:1,006171
Dominican Republic15,3071:682121
Colombia14,7701:3,235558
Spain13,2971:3,516421
Paraguay9,4101:769188
Venezuela7,9301:3,809532
Ecuador5,9121:2,690474
Honduras2,9501:2,989380
Bolivia2,4691:4,300634
Nicaragua2,0431:2,947421
El Salvador1,7361:3,654441
Brazil1,3051:164,0426,322
Saudi Arabia1,2721:24,2583,358
Cuba1,2001:9,602846
Panama8091:4,836560
Uruguay7301:4,701537
Canada5901:62,4507,302
France3831:173,42727,010
Guyana2651:2,876532
Australia2621:103,03711,601
Costa Rica2371:20,169717
England1591:350,42825,285
Singapore1501:36,7181,328
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Belgium601:191,61125,371
Italy601:1,019,27870,256
Guam581:2,761360
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Puerto Rico541:65,7431,307
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Norway381:135,32317,347
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Denmark191:297,09021,940
United Arab Emirates181:509,01523,390
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Austria151:567,69652,281
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Finland81:687,08836,047
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Ireland51:941,78816,185
China51:273,464,31313,838
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Belize21:177,7373,502
Dominica21:37,946685
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:202,49517,559

Valenzuela (347) may also be a first name.

Valenzuela Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the latin "valens" - brave. Hence the brave young one.

A man small in stature but surprisingly valiant.

Castilian name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Valenzuela Last Name Facts

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

Valenzuela (Arabic: فالنـزويلا, Russian: Валензуела) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valenzuela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 943rd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,909 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Valenzuela live; 44 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 468,121st most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 347 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 198,633 people, or 1 in 625. In Mexico Valenzuela is most frequent in: Sonora, where 35 percent are found, Sinaloa, where 21 percent are found and Baja California, where 8 percent are found. Barring Mexico it is found in 107 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Valenzuela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Valenzuela has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Valenzuela surname increased 20,129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Valenzuela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Valenzuela surname are 41.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Valenzuela earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 64.47% less than the national average, earning €10,669 per year; in Norway they earn 17.93% less than the national average, earning 284,012 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,630 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.07% more than the national average, earning $22,718,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.28% less than the national average, earning $36,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.31% less than the national average, earning $47,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Valenzuela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valenzuela in the Russian language
Валензуелаvalenzuela-
Valenzuela in the Arabic language
فالنـزويلاfalnzwyla-
فالنزويلاfalnzwyla-

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Valenzuela Reference & Research

Linaje Valenzuela - Blog covering the surname Valenzuela, in Spanish.

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

Valenzuela 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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