Laval Surname

34,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Laval Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller in the valley.

Laval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France12,1001:5,489450
India9181:835,58337,046
Belgium3801:30,2544,894
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
Mauritius2921:4,430883
Argentina2601:164,39813,834
Canada2561:143,92814,778
Germany1541:522,76344,015
Brazil1491:1,436,74048,387
England981:568,55234,674
Seychelles701:1,320306
Spain541:865,77834,484
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Chile521:338,7789,521
Australia521:519,14839,018
Panama381:102,9543,886
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Israel201:427,88233,464
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Laval Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laval (Arabic: لافال, Hindi: लवाल, Marathi: लवाळ, Russian: Лаваль) is most common in France. It can be rendered as a variant: Lavàl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Laval? popularity and diffusion

Laval is the 34,109th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 469,014 people. The surname Laval occurs predominantly 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 occurring given name globally. It is borne by 6,695 people.

It is most widespread in France, where it is held by 12,100 people, or 1 in 5,489. In France it is most numerous in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 23 percent are found, Occitanie, where 19 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent are found. Besides France Laval exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Laval Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Laval has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laval last name expanded 724 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laval Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Laval surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lavàl931/
Lavale911,807/
Lavall911,391/
Lavail91568/
Latval9122/
Lasval9117/
Lavhal9111/
Lajval9110/
Laival919/
La'val915/
Llaval915/
Lavaal911/
Laveal911/
Leaval911/
Lavgal911/
Lavald911/
Lavaul910/
Lavalle8312,939/
Lavhale836,071/
Lavaill8380/
Llavall8373/
Laysval8326/
Lahaval836/
Lavalhe834/
Leavall833/
Lavaile832/
Lauvale832/
Lauvall832/
Laivale831/
Latvale831/
Lavahle831/
Laveall830/
Leavald830/
Lawal80836,748/
Leval80729/
Labal80445/
Loval80136/
Lavol8038/
Léval804/
Laveault77137/
Lavahale7742/
Lavhalhe7711/
Lavalová775/
Lassvall774/
Lavaille773/
Lavhaale772/
Lahavale771/
Lajhvale771/
Leaveall771/
Lavealle771/
Lavhalle771/
Lavalova771/
Lauwal732,257/
Lawale731,926/
Lawall731,643/
Lawwal731,493/
Lavole73408/
Lavold73403/
Lahbal73342/
Lovall73282/
Labhal73281/
Leyval73254/
Lowaal73204/
Labale73168/
Lavoll73138/
Levall73129/
Lahwal7397/
Lawail7388/
Laawal7376/
Lovald7373/
Laubal7358/
Leuval7349/
Laveil7338/
Llawal7337/
Lampal7334/
Loival7330/
Lavoil7327/
Lawaal7324/
Labail7321/
Laball7318/
Lövall7316/
Laiwal7315/
Lawual7312/
Hloval738/
Lawaul737/
Laabal737/
Lovale735/
Leival735/
Lovatl734/
Liawal734/
Lajbal734/
Loveal733/
Leveal733/
Louval733/
Lajwal732/
Levaul732/
Lasbal732/
Labaal732/
Lawalh732/
Lgawal732/
Laibal732/
Lobaal732/
Lovaul731/
Lhoval731/
Lasual731/
Lawald731/
Laywal731/
Lövald731/
Lewaal731/
Hlawal731/
Lawalp731/
Lawasl731/
Labeal730/
Lavolt730/
Labald730/
Lovalt730/
Levail730/
Lahavhale712/
Loveall672,049/
Lovatel67695/
Laballe67474/
Labayle67221/
Lavoile67210/
Leavold67203/
Lawhale6792/
Labasle6772/
Lauwale6751/
Lavolle6748/
Labault6728/
Lovhale6725/
Lauwail6725/
Leivalt6725/
Louvall6721/
Labhale6717/
Leivald6710/
Lawgall679/
Lövhall677/
Lawaldt677/
Losvall676/
Lavhole675/
Leivall674/
Laywald674/
Labhail673/
Leevail672/
Lawwall672/
Laaboul672/
Lovhall672/
Laiswal671/
Lovagli671/
Loveald671/
Leveall671/
Lampaul671/
Lahabal671/
Lahawol671/
Laibale671/
Laiwale671/
Lawaalt671/
Lawaile671/
Lawuale671/
Laiwald671/
Lawalle671/
Liauwal671/
Laaawal671/
Lowaale671/
Lajvole671/
Labaule671/
Liavoll671/
Llevall671/
Llaball671/
Lawwale671/
Louvail671/
Leaveil670/
Lovealt670/
Loveale670/
Lovalle670/
Lavoult670/

Laval Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laval in the Hindi language
लवालlavala67.16
लवलlavala32.84
Laval in the Marathi language
लवाळlavala50
लवालlavala33.33
लवलlavala16.67
Laval in the Russian language
Лавальlaval-
Laval in the Arabic language
لافالlafal-
افالafal-

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