Valerius Surname

129,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Valerius Surname User-submission:

From the Latin, valerii. The Gens Valeria was a patrician family in Rome which later included a number of plebeian branches. The Valeria gens was one of the most ancient and most celebrated of Rome. The nomen, Valerius, is a patronymic surname derived from the praenomen, Volesus, itself derived from valere, 'to be strong'.

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Valerius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2781:283,61426,385
Germany9961:80,82910,208
Haiti3721:28,7202,107
France3601:184,50828,709
Brazil2021:1,059,77437,226
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Luxembourg411:14,1603,053
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Finland221:249,85019,707
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

The alternate forms: Valérius (6) are calculated separately.

Valerius (862) may also be a first name.

Valerius Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Latin, valerii. The Gens Valeria was a patrician family in Rome which later included a number of plebeian branches. The Valeria gens was one of the most ancient and most celebrated of Rome. The nomen, Valerius, is a patronymic surname derived from the praenomen, Volesus, itself derived from valere, 'to be strong'.

- mathieu.valerius

Valerius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valerius (Oriya: ଭାେଲରିୟୁସ, Russian: Валериус) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as: Valérius. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valerius? popularity and diffusion

The last name Valerius is the 129,773rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,088,721 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Valerius are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 277,316th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 862 people.

Valerius is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,278 people, or 1 in 283,614. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Nevada, where 28 percent reside, Minnesota, where 15 percent reside and Ohio, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States Valerius is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Haiti, where 11 percent reside.

Valerius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Valerius has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Valerius last name grew 1,389 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Valerius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Valerius are 0.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Valerius earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $44,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.31% less than the national average, earning $33,629 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Valerius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valerius in the Oriya language
ଭାେଲରିୟୁସbhaelariyusa83.33
ଭାେଲରାୟୁସ୍bhaelarayus16.67
Valerius in the Russian language
Валериусvalerius-

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