van Valey Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

van Valey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Valey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

van Valey Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Valey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name van Valey? popularity and diffusion

The surname van Valey is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of van Valey are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States van Valey is primarily found in: Washington, where 36 percent live, Michigan, where 16 percent live and California, where 12 percent live.

van Valey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Valey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Valey last name increased 132 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Valey Last Name Statistics demography

van Valey earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 144.73% more than the national average, earning $105,600 USD per year.

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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 van Valey
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