Vals Surname

361,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Estonia

Vals Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vals Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2651:250,65238,735
Spain1861:251,35516,061
Estonia1271:10,4081,483
Russia951:1,517,085103,451
India541:14,204,914239,375
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
Czechia311:343,01541,724
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Cuba151:768,1816,046
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Austria111:774,13064,097
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Vals (64) may also be a first name.

Vals Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vals (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻟﻪ, Hindi: वल्स, Russian: Вальс) is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Vals click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vals? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 361,434th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,280,266 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Vals are found; 28 percent are found in Western Europe and 27 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,223,525th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 64 people.

This last name is most common in France, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 250,652. In France Vals is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 45 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 17 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account France it occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 19 percent live and Estonia, where 13 percent live.

Vals Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vals has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vals last name grew 522 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vals Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Vals surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Vals earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.99% more than the national average, earning $62,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valls8920,354/
Vales8915,854/
Valse892,735/
Veals89866/
Vails89522/
Vauls89198/
Valsø89170/
Valss8932/
Valås8932/
Vaals8919/
Valsh8912/
Valså897/
Vayls891/
Valles8096,853/
Vailes80546/
Valese80528/
Valest80344/
Vaills80187/
Vaules8044/
Valsøe8035/
Vasels8030/
Vasils8027/
Veales8025/
Valsjø8025/
Valsse809/
Vayles807/
Hvalsø806/
Vaales806/
Vallås805/
Valshe804/
Vasles803/
Vautls802/
Valess802/
Vallës802/
Vealls801/
Vailsh801/
Vaalse801/
Vuales801/
Vhales801/
Vealse800/
Valsch800/
Vallse800/
Bals754,062/
Wals751,505/
Fals751,232/
Valz75587/
Vols75200/
Uals751/
Vallese733,062/
Valsová73130/
Vailles7368/
Valsova7338/
Hvalsøe7333/
Vaicels7321/
Valless739/
Valesse735/
Vayless732/
Valesth732/
Valestt732/
Vallesd732/
Vallest731/
Vallles731/
Vahtels731/
Vatlles731/
Vasells730/
Vassels730/
Vattles730/
Vausels730/
Walsh67313,788/
Walls6764,776/
Bales6724,049/
Wales6721,991/
Falls6712,315/
Beals6710,410/
Balls679,678/
Fales675,113/
Veles673,540/
Bahls672,383/
Fails672,078/
Valez671,285/
Balse671,278/
Wahls671,231/
Bails671,175/
Waals67413/
Voils67410/
Walse67377/
Fauls67369/
Baals67218/
Balsz67204/
Vaulx67195/
Valje67161/
False67119/
Wails67112/
Weals67109/
Valce67107/
Voles67104/
Wauls6775/
Volse6763/
Feals6757/
Walss6757/
Balss6753/
Bauls6745/
Balhs6740/
Walsø6738/
Balsh6735/
Falsh6731/
Valch6730/
Valesová6728/
Valesova6727/
Volsh6724/
Volls6722/
Vools6720/
Walås6716/
Voyls6714/
Falås6713/
Veils6712/
Falss679/
Volst678/
Vallz678/
Valshova677/
Walhs677/
Veyls677/
Falhs677/
Ualsh675/
Pfals675/
Balsė675/
Vallesse673/
Hvels673/
Walsj672/
Valze672/
Falsø672/
Batls672/
Phals671/
Vuols671/
Watls671/
Whals671/
Vaulz671/
Bhals671/
Walsz671/
Vealz671/
Véles671/
Falsz671/
Balsø671/
Bayls670/
Wayls670/
Falst670/
Fahls670/
Veuls670/

Vals Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vals in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻟﻪfalh-
Vals in the Hindi language
वल्सvalsa-
Vals in the Russian language
Вальсvals-

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