Vall Surname

16,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Vall Surname User-submission:

Vall is a Catalan surname and it means 'valley'.

Vall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania28,6971:14319
Spain1,6121:29,0032,973
Sweden6801:14,4811,239
Russia4491:320,98732,444
United States3531:1,026,79675,483
Argentina1981:215,87617,783
Brazil1501:1,427,16248,115
France1361:488,40268,701
Kazakhstan1231:143,76014,581
Estonia1151:11,4941,676
Canada871:423,51337,101
Slovakia721:74,11714,362
Finland701:78,5248,534
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
England441:1,266,32057,817
Paraguay421:172,3033,394
Ukraine421:1,083,87497,988
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
Haiti291:368,41110,522
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
India191:40,371,862445,856
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Norway91:571,36544,190
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Dominica11:75,891912
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Váll (76) are calculated separately.

Vall (1,024) may also be a first name.

Vall Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Vall is a Catalan surname and it means 'valley'.

- sergivall

Vall Last Name Facts

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

Vall (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻝ, Russian: Валл) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Váll. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vall? popularity and diffusion

Vall is the 16,691st most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 219,010 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Vall are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 250,845th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 1,024 people.

The surname Vall is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 28,697 people, or 1 in 143. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Trarza Region, where 17 percent are found, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 15 percent are found and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including Mauritania it is found in 81 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 5 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Vall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vall last name expanded 929 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 314 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (57%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Vall surname are 20.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vall earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 58.04% more than the national average, earning 546,940 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning R 254,328 per year; in United States they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $42,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $48,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Váll9276/
Valle89290,323/
Veall89422/
Vaill89324/
Åvall89277/
Vallø8931/
Vallt8920/
Hvall8914/
Øvall897/
Valll892/
V'All891/
Vaall891/
Vallì891/
Vallė891/
Vuall891/
Vaull890/
Val8630,857/
Vaille801,045/
Vasell80160/
Vaalle80125/
Vasill8031/
Vatell8014/
Vealle8013/
Valløe8011/
Vhalle8010/
Vallle808/
D'Vall802/
Vallhe801/
Vaslle801/
Val'le801/
Fall75465,147/
Ball75198,448/
Wall75141,357/
Vale7594,643/
Vail7517,528/
Veal7513,651/
Voll758,587/
Vahl752,564/
Vaal751,585/
Valt751,017/
Vald75979/
Valh75917/
Hval75625/
Vaul75235/
Valø75212/
Vayl75146/
Vhal7553/
Valp7531/
Vasl7528/
Vual7517/
Uall759/
Vgal754/
Vatl752/
Valė752/
Vaíl752/
Vajl751/
Vfal751/
Vassell735,553/
Vallová73733/
Vallova7345/
Vachell7312/
D'Valle7310/
Vassill738/
Veasell731/
Vattell731/
Vallowa730/
Vautell730/
Walle6720,489/
Beall6715,051/
Balle6713,936/
Falle677,808/
Veale677,451/
Volle674,229/
Vasil673,151/
Vahul672,664/
Vasel672,478/
Faull671,913/
Valhe671,628/
Vaile671,310/
Whall671,045/
Vatel67901/
Vahal67791/
Vhale67435/
Vasle67398/
Weall67372/
Vagli67334/
Vaitl67331/
Vahyl67266/
Vaule67257/
Ballh67247/
Faill67228/
Hvaal67194/
Fallh67190/
Vatyl67174/
Vuale67143/
Vayle67141/
Bhall67122/
Baill67120/
Uhall67103/
Vaale6793/
Vahlh6792/
Waill6782/
Vatil6772/
Wahll6770/
Hvale6769/
Valdt6768/
Vasyl6761/
Phall6741/
Vaalt6738/
Baull6737/
Uallh6737/
Bajll6736/
Hvalt6736/
Mpall6735/
Fallt6735/
Falll6725/
Voill6721/
Wallh6720/
Fhall6718/
Waall6716/
Øvald6716/
Wuall6715/
Veill6713/
Åwall6713/
Vacel6712/
Balld6712/
Bahll6711/
Valdø6710/
Vuhal679/
Wallø678/
Vaijl677/
Vacil676/
Ballı676/
Fajll676/
Vaild675/
Valtt675/
Baall675/
D'Val674/
Pfall674/
Volhl674/
Vaytl674/
Uahll674/
Hvalø674/
Valzs674/
Balll673/
Vautl673/
Walhl672/
Vollp672/
Basll672/
Vaihl672/
Bayll671/
Voull671/
Vooll671/
Ualle671/
Vajjl671/
Vaail671/
Vaassell671/
Veahl671/
Veattill671/
Vaujl671/
Huall671/
Vheal671/
Vollt671/
Vwale671/
Fallì671/
Ballì671/
Hball671/
Faall671/
Falld671/
Walll670/
Waull670/
Feall670/
Vaulh670/
Veull670/
Valleher670/

Vall Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vall in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻝfal99.44
ﺍﻓﺎﻝafal0.22
ﻓﺎﻟﻪfalh0.09
ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻝalfal0.08
ﺃﻓﺎﻝafal0.03
ﻓﺎﻟﻢfalm0.03
ﻋﺎﻟﻲaly0.01
ﺳﺎﻟﻢsalm0.01
Vall in the Russian language
Валлvall-

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