# Valge

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**Valge** is an [Estonian](/source/Estonian_language) surname meaning "[white](/source/White)". As of 1 January 2021, 292 men and 315 women in Estonia have the surname Valge. Valge is ranked as the 154th most common surname for men in Estonia, and 159th for women.[1] The surname Valge is the most common in [Võru County](/source/V%C3%B5ru_County), where 13.58 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the surname.[1]

Notable people bearing the Valge surname include:

- [Allan Valge](/source/Allan_Valge) (1979–2015), mountaineer
- [Anne Valge](/source/Anne_Valge) (1954–2013), actress
- [Jaak Valge](/source/Jaak_Valge) (born 1955), historian and politician
- [Jüri Valge](/source/J%C3%BCri_Valge) (born 1948), linguist
- [Robert Valge](/source/Robert_Valge) (born 1997), basketball player
- [Riivo Valge](/source/Riivo_Valge) (born 1975), military colonel
- [Voldemar Valge](/source/Voldemar_Valge) (1909–2002), singer

## References

1. [Nimede statistika](https://www.stat.ee/nimed/). *Väli*. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

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