Lavelle Surname

34,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Lavelle Surname Definition:

Ó Maolfhábhail This, formerly more correctly anglicized Mulfaal, is the name of a north Connacht sept found also in Donegal. It is sometimes disguised as Melville. MIF 159

Lavelle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8631:40,8965,024
England2,6071:21,3723,008
Ireland1,7791:2,647493
Australia6221:43,4015,506
Scotland3421:15,6541,950
France3231:205,64331,948
Canada2511:146,79515,033
Northern Ireland2411:7,6561,307
Wales1231:25,1592,628
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Gibraltar131:2,612585
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,5471:2,864541
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2221:109,79910,786
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8821:56,9376,343

Lavelle (3,542) may also be a first name.

Lavelle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Maolfhábhail This, formerly more correctly anglicized Mulfaal, is the name of a north Connacht sept found also in Donegal. It is sometimes disguised as Melville. MIF 159

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(French) Dweller in, or one from, the town.

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

Lavelle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lavelle is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavelle? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,094th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 468,773 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Lavelle reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 119,109th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 3,542 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 8,863 people, or 1 in 40,896. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.

Lavelle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lavelle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lavelle last name grew 1,005 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 115 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 3,109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lavelle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lavelle surname are 1.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lavelle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 297.48% more than the national average, earning R 944,556 per year; in United States they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $47,368 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.55% more than the national average, earning $56,911 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lavielle931,727/
Leavelle93552/
Laveille93467/
Lavellee9326/
Lavelley937/
La'velle934/
Llavelle931/
Lauvelle931/
Lavealle931/
Laveller931/
Lavellie930/
Lavell921,747/
Lavele9220/
Llavelles8810/
Leavelles888/
Laveallee881/
Lavelleis881/
Lassvelle880/
Lavalle8612,939/
Laville868,531/
Leavell863,634/
Lavelli862,094/
Lavella86654/
Lovelle86482/
Levelle86333/
Lavolle8648/
Laveleh8644/
Hlavele8632/
Latvele8625/
Lavelly8611/
Lavelee868/
Laveley867/
Laivell867/
Llavell861/
Lavelie861/
Laviele861/
Lavelet861/
Laveall860/
Laveles860/
Lawelle860/
Lauvell860/
Lavel8381/
Lavallee8020,476/
Leveille8012,241/
Lavalley805,523/
Lavallie80751/
Levielle80197/
Lavilles80163/
Louvelle80156/
Labeille80154/
Lavollee80105/
Laviolle8050/
Lavelett8037/
Levellie8027/
Lavilley8021/
Lavoille8016/
Laveilhe8015/
Llaveles805/
Lovelles805/
Laveihle804/
Lavillet804/
Laveless803/
Lavillie803/
Lavaille803/
Llavella803/
Levellee802/
Lovellie801/
Levelley801/
Leivelle801/
Leaveall801/
Leaveill801/
Leaveley801/
Leavella801/
Leavelli801/
Lavesley801/
Lavhalle801/
Laviella801/
Lavalleh801/
Lavellés801/
Labeylle801/
Lavallei800/
Laveleth800/
Leaviell800/
Loveelle800/
Lavolley800/
Laeville800/
Lavaeley800/
Lovell7752,172/
Lavale771,807/
Lavely771,182/
Lavela77913/
Labele77672/
Lavole77408/
Lawell77249/
Laveli77206/
Lavill77156/
Leavel7781/
Lawele7751/
Llavel7743/
Laveil7738/
Lavile7730/
Latvel7713/
Lovele777/
Levele776/
Lauvel775/
Laviel773/
Laveal771/
Lavelt771/
Layvel771/
Leveillee751,375/
Leavesley75829/
L'Eveille75273/
Leveilley7516/
L'Abeille757/
Leviellee754/
Llavilles753/
Lovellett752/
Loisvelle751/
Lovelless751/
Llavallee751/
Lavaalley751/
Lavaillie751/
Leveillie751/
Lavalllee751/
Laubeille751/
Leuvielle751/
Lausville750/
Lawelless750/
Lavilla717,347/
Loveall712,049/
Lavalee71310/
Levalle71309/
Loville71211/
Lavoile71210/
Llovell71184/
Lovelli71172/
Lawelie71151/
Leville7191/
Loveley7180/
Lavaill7180/
Lavalli7163/
Laviole7162/
Lewalle7158/
Lavolee7154/
Lavaley7147/
Lovelly7145/
Lovella7141/
Lavallé7137/
Lovelee7133/
Loveles7126/
Lovelie7113/
Lavelha7113/
Lavaleh7110/
Levolle719/
Lavelia718/
Lavelai718/
Lovelet717/
Lavollé717/
Lavhole715/
Lahayville714/
Leveile713/
Lyavela713/
Lampele713/
Hlabele713/
Lavelid713/
Lhavela713/
Louvell712/
Lahwell712/
Lavaile712/
Lavilet712/
Lowelle712/
Lauvale712/
Liovell711/
Levelli711/
Laewale711/
Laibele711/
Laivale711/
Leavill711/
Layvile711/
Lauvelt711/
Lavahle711/
Lavelay711/
Lavicel711/
Labelge711/
Labetle711/
Hlovele711/
Lovelll711/
Lavilly711/
Labelee711/
Leveleh711/
Levelee711/
Laveela711/
Lawalle711/
Leivele711/
Laswele711/
Lawaele711/
Laviles711/
Lavegli711/
Lajvole711/
Laouele711/
Labeele711/
Labeile711/
Labiele711/
Liabele711/
Hlavela711/
Lahavel711/
Levhele711/
Leaveil710/
Leviele710/
Lasvill710/
Lovelep710/
Leveley710/
Loveale710/
Loveill710/
Laweler710/
Loveull710/
Lovalle710/
Loveless6714,368/
Levalley671,051/
Llavilla67818/
Lovel67776/
Lawel67260/
Lovelett67257/
Labaille67147/
Lavollay6787/
Latvelis6758/
Leveillé6752/
Laboille6752/
Lavahale6742/
Levallee6740/
Labeylie6736/
Louvelli6734/
Lavil6731/
Lawle6712/
Laywelee6710/
Lavillis676/
Louville675/
Laubeleh675/
Leveilie674/
Leavesly673/
Llavilli673/
Levillee673/
Lavallay673/
Lavhaale672/
Leveilee672/
Levillie672/
Lovelees672/
Lavillla672/
Lavyl672/
Lovehell672/
Lovesley671/
Lovalley671/
Lovellid671/
Lovolley671/
Levallie671/
Leveilly671/
Lampeley671/
Lahavale671/
Lajhvale671/
Leitvell671/
Lavalluy671/
Lavelova671/
Llaviles671/
Lovilles671/
Lèveillè671/
Lévaille671/
Lawallee671/
Lawoelee671/
Laveilhé671/
Lauvalea671/
Labaylle671/
Leuville671/
Levaille671/
Leveilli671/
Leveillê671/
Liayuele671/
Loveallh671/
Laviolli671/
Levollie670/
Levolley670/
Lowelley670/
Luiville670/
Levilley670/
Lovelest670/

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