Valerta Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Valerta Surname User-submission:
This surname came from a person named Gregorio Pagunsan whom his forefathers hailed from Belison, Antique in the Philippines. A story of him was passed to generations telling that having surnames like he had was chased by the spaniards at his time.
Read More About This SurnameValerta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 138 | 1:733,610 | 73,138 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Valerta Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname came from a person named Gregorio Pagunsan whom his forefathers hailed from Belison, Antique in the Philippines. A story of him was passed to generations telling that having surnames like he had was chased by the spaniards at his time. He late changed his surname to Valerta and moved to the town of Valderrama - a valley surrounded by mountains (it was popular at that time having the first letter or syllable of your surname sounds like or spells like that of your town).
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Where Does The Last Name Valerta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Valerta is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Valerta? popularity and diffusion
Valerta is the 1,504,764th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. Valerta occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Valerta are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 733,610. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 80 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 7 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 6 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallerta | 93 | 30 | / |
| Balerta | 86 | 28 | / |
| Valerto | 86 | 4 | / |
| Valerte | 86 | 2 | / |
| Valarta | 86 | 2 | / |
| Volerta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Valirta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vallarta | 80 | 4,305 | / |
| Ballerta | 80 | 202 | / |
| Volertas | 80 | 13 | / |
| Valiarta | 80 | 8 | / |
| Valartta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vallirta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Valliarta | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ballierta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vallarrta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Volerte | 71 | 22 | / |
| Volerti | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valarto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volertaitė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velarta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Velorta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waliarta | 67 | 10 | / |
| Folertas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Velyarta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vollerte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balirti | 57 | 1 | / |
| Walhirtes | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valerta
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