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Where Does The Last Name Valera Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Valera (Arabic: فاليرا, Georgian: ვალერა, Marathi: वलेरा) is found in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Valéra. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valera? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Valera is the 5,178^th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 66,583 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Valera live; 55 percent live in South America and 45 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 134,394^th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 2,919 people.

This surname is most widely held in Venezuela, where it is borne by 46,737 people, or 1 in 646. In Venezuela Valera is primarily concentrated in: Trujillo, where 18 percent live, Lara, where 13 percent live and Carabobo, where 9 percent live. Not including Venezuela this surname is found in 92 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 12 percent live and Spain, where 9 percent live.

Valera Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Valera has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Valera surname expanded 31,108 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Valera Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Valera surname is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Valera last name are 41.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.36% registered with the party.

The amount Valera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.17% less than the national average, earning €6,856 per year; in Norway they earn 29.85% more than the national average, earning 449,375 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,401 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.32% less than the national average, earning $21,495,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.43% less than the national average, earning $42,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning $48,262 CAD per year.