Vallejo Surname

2,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Vallejo Surname Definition:

One who came from Vallejo (small valley), in Spain.

This is a form of "Valle" (see) and with the diminutive ending means "small valley."

Found as name of villages near Burgos and Santander. Means small valley.

Refers to plains and beautiful hills.

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Vallejo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico54,0521:2,296336
Colombia38,3511:1,246255
Spain21,9791:2,127257
Ecuador18,7801:847136
United States18,2321:19,8802,502
Argentina16,3081:2,621341
Philippines10,7711:9,399872
Venezuela7,3371:4,117555
Dominican Republic6,1631:1,693262
Honduras3,5131:2,510356
Peru2,8561:11,1291,536
Chile1,4361:12,268986
Paraguay1,1531:6,276455
Uruguay9921:3,459406
France7971:83,34111,826
Brazil7671:279,10610,755
Cuba5941:19,3991,237
Costa Rica5901:8,102464
Bolivia4771:22,2571,745
Nicaragua4581:13,146815
Guatemala4341:37,0572,019
Canada2291:160,89816,247
Puerto Rico1931:18,395690
El Salvador1861:34,1071,131
Panama1611:24,3001,515
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1081:515,90832,533
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Germany831:969,94567,438
Australia551:490,83137,357
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Andorra191:4,413868
Aruba181:5,749789
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Finland101:549,67032,186
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Wales91:343,83718,086
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
China71:195,331,65210,124
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belize21:177,7373,502
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Guam11:160,1214,893
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

The alternate forms: Valléjo (3) & Vallejó (1) are calculated separately.

Vallejo (233) may also be a first name.

Vallejo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Vallejo (small valley), in Spain.

This is a form of "Valle" (see) and with the diminutive ending means "small valley."

Found as name of villages near Burgos and Santander. Means small valley.

Refers to plains and beautiful hills.

Castilian name from mountains of Burgos.

See Del Valle, Valles.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The surname Vallejo or Vallejos is derived from the word vallejo, which means 'little valley'.

- marcellavallejo

Vallejo Last Name Facts

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

Vallejo is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Valléjo or Vallejó. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vallejo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,686th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 35,089 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Vallejo are found; 42 percent are found in South America and 26 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 587,225th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 233 people.

The last name is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 54,052 people, or 1 in 2,296. In Mexico Vallejo is mostly concentrated in: México, where 17 percent live, Guanajuato, where 13 percent live and Veracruz, where 11 percent live. Other than Mexico Vallejo occurs in 88 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 18 percent live and Spain, where 11 percent live.

Vallejo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vallejo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vallejo surname increased 30,902 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vallejo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vallejo last name are 40.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Vallejo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 30.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,369 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $23,992,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.42% less than the national average, earning $37,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.18% more than the national average, earning $50,267 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valléjo953/
Vallejó951/
Vallejoz9328/
Valllejo937/
Valleyjo934/
Valliejo934/
Vallejjo932/
Valleijo932/
Vallejod931/
Valleajo931/
Vallehjo931/
Vallejio931/
Vallejso931/
Vaallejo931/
Valejo92876/
Vallej9216/
Valllejos889/
Valleijos881/
Valleyjos881/
Ballejo862,317/
Valleja86280/
Valhejo86156/
Valejos8697/
Valeijo8639/
Vallijo8631/
Valleso8619/
Vallajo868/
Valleio864/
Valleco864/
Vallejp863/
Vallejs862/
Valoejo862/
Wallejo862/
Vallezo862/
Uallejo861/
Vallujo861/
Vailejo861/
Valleyo861/
Valejjo861/
Vollejo861/
Valeejo861/
Valej8321/
Vallejas8054/
Vallijos8012/
Vallajos803/
Valeejos802/
Vallesos802/
Vallejad802/
Vailejos802/
Vallejes802/
Valhejos802/
Valhiejo802/
Balleejo801/
Uallejos801/
Valleios801/
Vallesoy801/
Valeijos801/
Valleyos801/
Vallezos801/
Balleajo801/
Balllejo801/
Valleije801/
Vallee7726,058/
Valley7710,135/
Vallie771,263/
Valeja77449/
Balejo77437/
Vallaj77138/
Vallea7798/
Valeco7785/
Vallei7760/
Valeij7713/
Valeso7712/
Valloy7712/
Valajo7712/
Vallye7711/
Valeio777/
Vallae776/
Wallej776/
Volejo776/
Vallue775/
Valeji774/
Vallou772/
Ballej772/
Valloa772/
Valloe772/
Valezo772/
Valloj771/
Valleu771/
Valijo771/
Valeje771/
Vallois712,487/
Valleza71189/
Vallesa71188/
Waloejo71175/
Valeije71123/
Vallowe71109/
Vallaji71105/
Valloji71104/
Valloud7176/
Balejos7163/
Balleja7145/
Valleye7144/
Valezio7143/
Balhejo7139/
Vaileou7134/
Bhalejo7126/
Hvaleja7117/
Vallico7115/
Valheco7114/
Valleie7113/
Walleij7112/
Valloux7112/
Valleis7110/
Valekho719/
Valegio717/
Valeico715/
Vallija715/
Valleus715/
Baliejo715/
Walleja714/
Valloyd714/
Vallous714/
Ballajo714/
Valleux714/
Valleey713/
Balejjo713/
Valleca712/
Valejja712/
Valajot712/
Vhaleja712/
Valesos712/
Valleya712/
Ballijo712/
Vallaye712/
Vallouy712/
Hvalejs712/
Valleas712/
Valejez711/
Valerzo711/
Valheja711/
Vallaja711/
Vallayj711/
Valleiu711/
Valleiy711/
Valleua711/
Valliji711/
Vaillie711/
Vaylley711/
Valliey711/
Vallões711/
Valloid711/
Valijou711/
Vallesà711/
Valleys711/
Vailley711/
Valejje711/
Walleyo711/
Wallijo711/
Ballojo711/
Baleejo711/
Valeuso711/
Valloja711/
Bahlejo711/
Bollejo711/
Vealley710/
Valloya710/
Valleah710/
Valoi6723,774/
Valey675,414/
Valea673,113/
Valoy672,455/
Valie672,056/
Balej671,265/
Valuj67491/
Valei67467/
Balejová67462/
Valaj67359/
Valoe67334/
Valloyas67320/
Valee67301/
Valoa67291/
Vailloud67222/
Valeu67183/
Valou67156/
Value67133/
Valleggi67123/
Valae67116/
Vallecha67106/
Balhejos6760/
Vailleux6750/
Valye6730/
Vallajee6718/
Balejova6716/
Valliyot6711/
Vallijee6711/
Ballejas6710/
Vallezza678/
Valeggio676/
Wallujjo674/
Vallioja674/
Vallojes674/
Valij673/
Valoj673/
Vasillou672/
Volej672/
Vallayeh672/
Valleyii671/
Vallieie671/
Valliyod671/
Vallojee671/
Vaselley671/
Valeyova671/
Vallecìa671/
Vallegia671/
Vaitleou671/
Vasleios671/
Walej671/
Bhaleejo671/
D'Vallee671/
D'Valley671/
Balloeij671/
Valleuch670/

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