Laval Surname
Approximately 15,538 people bear this surname
Laval Surname Definition:
(French) Dweller in the valley.
Laval Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 12,100 | 1:5,489 | 450 |
| India | 918 | 1:835,583 | 37,046 |
| Belgium | 380 | 1:30,254 | 4,894 |
| United States | 333 | 1:1,088,465 | 79,042 |
| Mauritius | 292 | 1:4,430 | 883 |
| Argentina | 260 | 1:164,398 | 13,834 |
| Canada | 256 | 1:143,928 | 14,778 |
| Germany | 154 | 1:522,763 | 44,015 |
| Brazil | 149 | 1:1,436,740 | 48,387 |
| England | 98 | 1:568,552 | 34,674 |
| Seychelles | 70 | 1:1,320 | 306 |
| Spain | 54 | 1:865,778 | 34,484 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| Chile | 52 | 1:338,778 | 9,521 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| Panama | 38 | 1:102,954 | 3,886 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
The alternate forms: Lavàl (1) are calculated separately.
Laval (6,695) may also be a first name.
Laval Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Dweller in the valley.
Laval Demographics
Average Male Laval Height
176.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Laval Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laval Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laval (Arabic: لافال, Hindi: लवाल, Marathi: लवाळ, Russian: Лаваль) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Lavàl. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laval? popularity and diffusion
Laval is the 34,109th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 469,014 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Laval reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 79,873rd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 6,695 people.
This last name is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 12,100 people, or 1 in 5,489. In France Laval is most numerous in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 23 percent reside, Occitanie, where 19 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent reside. Barring France this last name exists in 69 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.
Laval Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Laval has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laval surname grew 724 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Laval Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Laval last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Laval earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.29% more than the national average, earning R 373,776 per year; in United States they earn 17.25% more than the national average, earning $50,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.32% less than the national average, earning $49,028 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laval Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laval in the Hindi language | ||
| लवाल | lavala | 67.16 |
| लवल | lavala | 32.84 |
| Laval in the Marathi language | ||
| लवाळ | lavala | 50 |
| लवाल | lavala | 33.33 |
| लवल | lavala | 16.67 |
| Laval in the Russian language | ||
| Лаваль | laval | - |
| Laval in the Arabic language | ||
| لافال | lafal | - |
| افال | afal | - |
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