Lavallée Surname
Approximately 695 people bear this surname
Lavallée Surname User-submission:
The surname Lavallée or Lavallee means 'the valley' in French.
Lavallée Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 596 | 1:61,821 | 7,233 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Lavallee (20,476), Lavalleé (1) & Lavallèe (1) are calculated separately.
Lavallée Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Lavallée or Lavallee means 'the valley' in French.
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Where Does The Last Name Lavallée Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lavallée is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Lavallee, Lavalleé or Lavallèe. For other potential spellings of Lavallée click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lavallée? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lavallée is the 480,002nd most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Lavallée reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Gallo-North America.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 596 people, or 1 in 61,821. In Canada it is mostly found in: Quebec, where 94 percent reside, Ontario, where 3 percent reside and Alberta, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 7 percent reside and Belgium, where 5 percent reside.
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