Valverde Surname

3,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Valverde Surname Definition:

Refers to a place name which suggests a landscape, agreeable with herbs, flowers and water.

Castilian name from mountains of Leon.

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Valverde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru35,1301:905127
Costa Rica33,2361:14434
Spain25,7331:1,817210
Mexico18,0411:6,880798
Ecuador12,5741:1,265224
United States8,6401:41,9515,154
Bolivia8,4381:1,258249
Brazil7,8521:27,2641,183
Colombia6,0141:7,944958
Nicaragua4,3941:1,370261
Argentina3,6141:11,8271,097
Chile2,9141:6,045691
Dominican Republic1,7261:6,045595
France1,3241:50,1686,553
Portugal1,2171:8,561763
Cuba1,1151:10,334886
Venezuela7921:38,1362,128
Uruguay5521:6,217689
Panama5281:7,410756
Philippines4221:239,90136,356
Paraguay1651:43,8591,330
Guatemala1521:105,8072,992
Canada1211:304,50928,133
England1191:468,21930,572
Italy1071:571,55854,297
Germany831:969,94567,438
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Honduras291:304,0152,705
Andorra281:2,994558
Trinidad and Tobago281:48,7134,303
El Salvador261:243,9962,219
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Austria101:851,54467,454
Gibraltar101:3,395741
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway71:734,61250,907
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China41:341,830,39216,990
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

The alternate forms: Válverde (2) are calculated separately.

Valverde (153) may also be a first name.

Valverde Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Refers to a place name which suggests a landscape, agreeable with herbs, flowers and water.

Castilian name from mountains of Leon.

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

User-submitted Reference

Valverde means 'green valley' from the Spanish, valle (valley) and verde (green).

- gvalverde

Valverde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valverde (Russian: Вальверде) occurs most in Peru. It can also occur as a variant: Válverde. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Valverde? popularity and diffusion

The surname Valverde is the 3,207th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 41,537 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Valverde are found; 44 percent are found in South America and 32 percent are found in Andean South America. Valverde is also the 743,570th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 153 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Peru, where it is borne by 35,130 people, or 1 in 905. In Peru it is most prevalent in: Lima Province, where 35 percent reside, La Libertad Region, where 18 percent reside and Áncash Region, where 13 percent reside. Barring Peru Valverde occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 19 percent reside and Spain, where 15 percent reside.

Valverde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Valverde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Valverde last name expanded 18,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Valverde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Valverde are 42.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Valverde earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 5.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,263 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.07% less than the national average, earning R 208,944 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.23% less than the national average, earning $19,018,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.09% less than the national average, earning $38,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.44% less than the national average, earning $46,979 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Valverde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valverde in the Russian language
Вальвердеvalverde-

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