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Worldwide, Valdes (Valdes , Valdés , Вальдес ) is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely feminine forename. The first name Valdes is habitual in Cameroon, where it is quite a rare male name, Panama, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Valdes is the last name as well as the forename.
Valdes is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .