Valvo Surname

142,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Malta

Valvo Surname User-submission:

Valvo is a variation of Balbo, from Latin balbus, meaning 'stutterer'.

Most common in South-Eastern Sicily in the area around the Hyblaean Mountains.

Valvo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,5381:39,7647,162
United States1,1081:327,12929,706
France1741:381,74056,584
Argentina1001:427,43432,472
Australia661:409,02632,879
Venezuela341:888,35513,981
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Malta181:23,9041,289
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
England61:9,286,343223,652
Norway61:857,04855,549
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Valvo (86) may also be a first name.

Valvo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Valvo is a variation of Balbo, from Latin balbus, meaning 'stutterer'.

Most common in South-Eastern Sicily in the area around the Hyblaean Mountains.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Valvo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valvo (Hindi: वल्वो, Russian: Вальво) is most common in Italy. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Valvo.

How Common Is The Last Name Valvo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 142,145th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,326,803 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Valvo reside; 50 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,032,266th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 86 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Italy, where it is borne by 1,538 people, or 1 in 39,764. In Italy Valvo is most frequent in: Sicily, where 77 percent are found, Lazio, where 9 percent are found and Lombardy, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Italy it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Valvo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Valvo surname are 7.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Valvo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 26.73% more than the national average, earning €38,056 per year; in Norway they earn 9.92% less than the national average, earning 311,747 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $47,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% less than the national average, earning $45,578 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valvoi91103/
Valvoa913/
Valvod911/
Valvoj911/
Valvot910/
Valvods831/
Falvo805,271/
Valva80809/
Volvo80180/
Balvo8040/
Valbo8039/
Walvo804/
Velvo801/
Valvoich771/
Balvoa73352/
Valvas73196/
Vallbo7336/
Vuelvo7330/
Valboa7320/
Valboy7317/
Bealvo7316/
Falvou7314/
Balvoň734/
Valvaz732/
Vallva732/
Balvos732/
Vuolvo732/
Vaslva731/
Valbot731/
Valbos731/
Valvót731/
Valboj731/
Valvad731/
Volvoj731/
Volvod731/
Falvoy730/
Baglivo671,936/
Valvach6799/
Voulvou678/
Valyuho673/
Valbooj673/
Valbois671/
Valwood671/
Valvaux671/
Volvoch671/

Valvo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valvo in the Hindi language
वल्वोvalvo75
वलवोvalavo25
Valvo in the Russian language
Вальвоvalvo-

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