Valletta

Valletta Meaning & Origin

About Valletta
The surname Valletta is of Italian origin and is derived from the word "valle," meaning "valley" in Italian. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from a place called Valletta or a similar valley region. Surnames often originated from a person's occupation, location, or descriptive characteristics, and Valletta specifically refers to someone who lived or was associated with a valley.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Valletta is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Valletta: 1,052
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 23,978
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.36

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Valletta based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Valletta is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FLT
🗽 NYSIIS
VA
🔊 Soundex
V04030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
V AA0 L EH1 T AH0
🌐 IPA
/valletta*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FLT', 'FT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
V430

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Valletta in Braille

Here's how to represent Valletta in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Valletta in braille

How to sign the name Valletta using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Valletta using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Valletta in sign language

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