Valers Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Latvia

Valers Surname Definition:

Atkyns, in his History of Gloucestershire, always adopts the former spelling. He tells us that Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster, granted Down-Amney, in that county, to Nicholas de Valers in 1271. Michael de Valers was summoned from Gloucester in 1300, for military service in Scotland (Palgrave’s Parl.

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Valers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France101:6,642,272293,169
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Valers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Atkyns, in his History of Gloucestershire, always adopts the former spelling. He tells us that Edmund Crouchback, Earl of Lancaster, granted Down-Amney, in that county, to Nicholas de Valers in 1271. Michael de Valers was summoned from Gloucester in 1300, for military service in Scotland (Palgrave’s Parl. Writs), and Ralph Walers is mentioned in 1375. See Mesni-le- Villiers.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

A Norman name: Valois; a local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Valers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valers occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valers? popularity and diffusion

Valers is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Valers occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Valers reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Valers is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 6,642,272. In France Valers is primarily concentrated in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 80 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 20 percent are found. Beside France this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Colombia, where 6 percent are found.

Valers Last Name Statistics demography

Valers earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 103.94% more than the national average, earning $88,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vahlers9229/
Vallers9215/
Valgers924/
Valiers921/
Vaulers920/
Valliers8625/
Valeirsh861/
Walers83102/
Velers8330/
Volers835/
Balers833/
Falers832/
Valars832/
Valors830/
Wahlers773,149/
Vollers77521/
Wallers77354/
Volgers77246/
Velaers77229/
Veelers77129/
Fallers7782/
Watlers7720/
Vohlers7720/
Failers779/
Ballers779/
Wailers777/
Baylers777/
Balears775/
Whalers773/
Volhers772/
Waliers772/
Walhers772/
Falgers772/
Vallars771/
Bahlers771/
Batlers770/
Walerss770/
Veilers770/
Bailers770/
Vollaers7140/
Falliers7121/
Faillers7121/
Phalerst714/
Baylerss711/
Wallerås711/
Wattlers711/
Balliers710/
Volliers710/
Ballears710/
Wolers6710/
Falars677/
Felers674/
Falors672/
Bolers672/
Folers672/
Failliers671/
Velars671/
Welers671/
Ballherst670/
Walirs670/

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