In Croatia, Valente families are predominantly Italians (from Pula area ), rarely Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula area.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Valente live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly. They are located in only four naselja i to in Galizana in Pula area (<5), Pula (<5), Fazana (<5), and in Biograd na moru (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Valente (including: Vallente , Valentte and Valliente ) is present in 93 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.