La Cave Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Spain

La Cave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La Cave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France251:2,656,909193,074
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: La Cavé (1) are calculated separately.

La Cave Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name La Cave Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name La Cave is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: La Cavé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name La Cave? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. La Cave is predominantly found in Europe, where 155 percent of La Cave are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name La Cave is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,656,909. In France it is most prevalent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 36 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 32 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 12 percent are found. Outside of France this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 68 percent are found and Belgium, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Cavé951/
La Cauve9325/
La Cava862,251/
La Cabe861/
La Javed803/
La Couve801/
Le Cavey801/
La Covey801/
La Couvee7522/
Le Chauve751/
La Couvée751/
La-Cava714/
La Coba713/
La Cobey671/
Le Couvey6336/
Le Couvez631/
La Coubee631/
La Kawa572/
Le Cohue533/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to La Cave
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