Vallegas Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Colombia

Vallegas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vallegas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Colombia251:1,910,96311,972
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vallegas Last Name Facts

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

Vallegas has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vallegas? popularity and diffusion

Vallegas is the 1,839,022nd most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Vallegas are found; 55 percent are found in South America and 30 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 7,135,811. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 63 percent live, São Paulo, where 30 percent live and Pernambuco, where 3 percent live. Outside of Brazil this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 19 percent live.

Vallegas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vallegas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vallegas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vallegas earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $22,191,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vallega932,123/
Valegas9317/
Vallegos88108/
Ballegas884/
Vollegas883/
Valliega883/
Vallagas882/
Valiegas881/
Valllega881/
Valega861,681/
Vaillegaz821/
Ballega80520/
Vallego80222/
Balegas8039/
Valliga804/
Velegas804/
Wallega803/
Vállega803/
Valegha801/
Valiega801/
Falegas801/
Valiagas7557/
Ballegos756/
Velhegas753/
Valleigo753/
Fallegos752/
Valligad752/
Veliegas751/
Valligat750/
Fallagas750/
Balega71780/
Walega71719/
Valiga71303/
Valego71104/
Válega7166/
Wgallegos716/
Valaghash712/
Veliegass711/
Valligaud711/
Falligaus710/
Ballego67257/
Wollega6719/
Valigay6713/
Balegos6712/
Bállega675/
Valigasova672/
Velagas672/
Valiego672/
Balliga672/
Balegga672/
Veligas671/
Waleega671/
Walegha671/
Valligo671/
Baleaga671/
Valigad671/
Walegga671/
Waleaga671/
Balegha671/
Balegai671/
Baleega671/
Bolegas671/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vallegas
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