Lavallee Surname
Approximately 20,476 people bear this surname
Lavallee Surname User-submission:
Lavallee is a toponymic surname meaning 'the valley'. It was given to people living in a valley.
Lavallee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 12,999 | 1:2,834 | 348 |
| United States | 6,224 | 1:58,236 | 6,897 |
| France | 988 | 1:67,229 | 9,289 |
| Argentina | 66 | 1:647,627 | 45,225 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100 | 1:502,187 | 35,305 |
The alternate forms: Lavallée (695) & Lavallèe (1) are calculated separately.
Lavallee (24) may also be a first name.
Lavallee Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lavallee is a toponymic surname meaning 'the valley'. It was given to people living in a valley.
- creativeanarchyThe surname Lavallée or Lavallee means 'the valley' in French.
- savannah_lavalampThe surname Lavallée or Lavallee means 'the valley' in French.
- savannah_lavalampLavallee Demographics
Average Male Lavallee Height
176.43 cm
Average Female Lavallee Height
165.08 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lavallee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lavallee Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lavallee occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Lavallée or Lavallèe. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lavallee? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 26,277th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 355,907 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Lavallee live; 93 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 24 people.
Lavallee is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 12,999 people, or 1 in 2,834. In Canada it is primarily found in: Quebec, where 65 percent are found, Ontario, where 11 percent are found and Manitoba, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Canada Lavallee occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.
Lavallee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lavallee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lavallee last name expanded 6,224 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lavallee Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lavallee surname are 16.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.3% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lavallee earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.19% more than the national average, earning $45,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.33% less than the national average, earning $43,061 CAD per year.
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