Vallejos Surname

3,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Vallejos Surname User-submission:

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

Vallejos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina52,4841:814111
Chile20,7281:850193
Bolivia20,2861:523104
Peru16,5641:1,919318
Paraguay8,0471:899206
Nicaragua7,2511:830175
Philippines7,1191:14,2211,526
Colombia3,9251:12,1721,196
United States3,7641:96,29610,766
Costa Rica2,9241:1,635255
Ecuador2,3851:6,6691,095
Spain1,8421:25,3812,667
Mexico1,3131:94,5363,644
Honduras6821:12,927712
Panama6651:5,883654
Venezuela5041:59,9292,762
Brazil4161:514,60219,339
El Salvador1721:36,8831,163
Guatemala1151:139,8493,315
Canada791:466,40040,200
France581:1,145,219121,886
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Uruguay521:65,9957,055
England321:1,741,18971,393
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Belize301:11,8491,412
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Cuba111:1,047,5206,594
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Norway101:514,22941,629
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Brunei11:418,7313,893
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Vallejos (42) may also be a first name.

Vallejos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- marcellavallejo

Vallejos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vallejos is found in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vallejos? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vallejos is the 3,706th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,048 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Vallejos live; 83 percent live in South America and 48 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 42 people.

Vallejos is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is held by 52,484 people, or 1 in 814. In Argentina it is most common in: Buenos Aires Province, where 40 percent live, Corrientes Province, where 16 percent live and Chaco Province, where 11 percent live. Besides Argentina it is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 14 percent live and Bolivia, where 13 percent live.

Vallejos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vallejos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vallejos last name expanded 8,183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vallejos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vallejos surname are 40.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vallejos earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.6% more than the national average, earning 351,617 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.18% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,187 per year; in Colombia they earn 28.56% less than the national average, earning $16,219,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $42,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning $48,436 CAD per year.

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