Valera Surname
Approximately 109,450 people bear this surname
Valera Surname Definition:
One who came from Valero (fortified place), in Spain.
Aragonese name that went to Andalusia.
Valera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 46,737 | 1:646 | 125 |
| Philippines | 13,206 | 1:7,666 | 697 |
| Spain | 9,746 | 1:4,797 | 596 |
| Peru | 9,417 | 1:3,375 | 553 |
| Mexico | 7,169 | 1:17,314 | 1,422 |
| Dominican Republic | 6,910 | 1:1,510 | 230 |
| Cuba | 5,202 | 1:2,215 | 328 |
| United States | 3,733 | 1:97,096 | 10,829 |
| Colombia | 2,326 | 1:20,539 | 1,565 |
| Brazil | 794 | 1:269,615 | 10,379 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Chile | 527 | 1:33,428 | 1,755 |
| Argentina | 505 | 1:84,640 | 7,167 |
| Italy | 398 | 1:153,660 | 23,913 |
| France | 312 | 1:212,893 | 33,114 |
| Ecuador | 301 | 1:52,843 | 4,839 |
| India | 301 | 1:2,548,390 | 80,848 |
| Canada | 180 | 1:204,698 | 19,937 |
| Greece | 137 | 1:80,874 | 13,663 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Albania | 84 | 1:34,691 | 5,172 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Senegal | 36 | 1:404,982 | 1,935 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 1:180,619 | 14,948 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Andorra | 11 | 1:7,622 | 1,167 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Bolivia | 6 | 1:1,769,406 | 6,441 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Valéra (5) are calculated separately.
Valera (2,919) may also be a first name.
Valera Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Valero (fortified place), in Spain.
Aragonese name that went to Andalusia.
Valera Demographics
Valera Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Valera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Valera (Arabic: فاليرا, Georgian: ვალერა, Marathi: वलेरा) has its highest incidence in Venezuela. It may appear as a variant: Valéra. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valera? popularity and diffusion
Valera is the 5,178th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 66,583 people. The surname Valera occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Valera reside; 55 percent reside in South America and 45 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 134,394th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 2,919 people.
The surname is most widely held in Venezuela, where it is held by 46,737 people, or 1 in 646. In Venezuela it is most common in: Trujillo, where 18 percent live, Lara, where 13 percent live and Carabobo, where 9 percent live. Besides Venezuela this last name occurs 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 prevalency of Valera has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Valera last name rose 31,108 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Valera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Valera surname is chiefly 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.36% being registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valera in the Georgian language | ||
| ვალერა | valera | - |
| Valera in the Marathi language | ||
| वलेरा | valera | 57.07 |
| वालेरा | valera | 37.07 |
| वलेश | valesa | 2.93 |
| यालेरा | yalera | 0.98 |
| Valera in the Arabic language | ||
| فاليرا | falyra | - |
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