Valway Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Valway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Valway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Valway occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Valway.

How Common Is The Last Name Valway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,273,756th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Valway reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 5,253,028. In The United States Valway is mostly found in: Maryland, where 39 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent live and New Hampshire, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Valway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Valway has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 431 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Valway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Valway surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Valway earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valwa9130/
Balway8365/
Volway8341/
Valbay832/
Valwas831/
Valwai831/
Valvay831/
Falway830/
Walway830/
Ballway77159/
Wallway7787/
Valvayi7735/
Balwaye772/
Vaalwap771/
Walwayo771/
Walwayi771/
Fallway770/
Walwa733,604/
Balwa731,027/
Valva73809/
Falwa73275/
Valua73189/
Valby73138/
Valba7326/
Balwy7317/
Valwe7311/
Valwi735/
Volwa731/
Falwy730/
Valvaayi711/
Balbay671,750/
Valvas67196/
Baalwa67191/
Waulwa67144/
Baalwy6787/
Hvalby6779/
Waalwa6775/
Balwah6745/
Valvai6742/
Vahlby6735/
Bailwa6734/
Bolway6722/
Valboy6717/
Vailua6716/
Falwey6712/
Folway6711/
Bahlwa676/
Balwau676/
Falwat675/
Falbay675/
Valvoa673/
Phalwa673/
Vallva672/
Walwai672/
Valuaj672/
Valvaz672/
Vealua672/
Valvey672/
Wolway671/
Baylwa671/
Balwai671/
Falwah671/
Bhalwa671/
Walbay671/
Valuae671/
Valbha671/
Vaulua671/
Voulwa671/
Walwau671/
Balwaa671/
Vaslva671/
Baulwa671/
Balwha671/
Wallwa671/
Vallbahyi671/
Vallbhayi671/
Baluay671/
Valvad671/
Valvae671/
Vatlua671/
Valbaj671/
Valbey671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Valway
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