Valera

Valera (plural Valeras)

1. a transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name Валера (Valera)
2. A surname from Spanish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Valera is the 8392^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3944 individuals. Valera is most common among Hispanic/Latino (67.93%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (19.52%) individuals.

• Alvear, Avelar, Varela, larvae, larvæ, lavrae

• IPA^(key): /baˈleɾa/ [baˈle.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: Va‧le‧ra

Valera m or f by sense

1. a surname

Borrowed from Spanish.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /vaˈleɾa/ [vɐˈlɛː.ɾɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /baˈleɾa/ [bɐˈlɛː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: Va‧le‧ra

Valera (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜇ)

1. a surname from Spanish, notably the surname of:

   Rey Valera, singer-songwriter, music director, film scorer, and television host.

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Valera is the 427^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 20,494 individuals.