Valéry Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Estonia

Valéry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valéry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France441:1,509,607143,950
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Valery (18,391) are calculated separately.

Valéry (1,599) may also be a first name.

Valéry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valéry is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Valery. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valéry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. Valéry is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Valéry live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 193,274th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 1,599 people.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,509,607. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 34 percent reside, Occitanie, where 34 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 18 percent reside. Not including France this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valery9418,391/
Valléry923/
Valéryo921/
Valéri835/
Voléry835/
Valéra835/
Valiry832/
Valére832/
Vallery772,541/
Valeriy77170/
Valerry7756/
Valeary7731/
Valeray7730/
Valeryi774/
Valeroy774/
Valerys774/
Valerey773/
Valiriy773/
Valeryo772/
Valiray771/
Valeryz771/
Walhéry771/
Balléry771/
Bauléry771/
Valiery771/
Valleroy71468/
Valleray7175/
Valerych7130/
Vallerey7126/
Valleryd7110/
Valairay719/
Valliery713/
Vallerry713/
Vallerys712/
Vaalério711/
Valluiry711/
Valieroy711/
Valera67109,450/
Valeri6714,641/
Valere671,605/
Volery67935/
Walery67233/
Balery6784/
Valère6748/
Valira6721/
Valire6721/
Baliry6713/
Valerj679/
Valiri678/
Valjri671/
Valyri671/
Valleroys671/
Waliry671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Valéry
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