Lavé Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Lavé Surname User-submission:

The Lavé surname comes from French lavé, meaning 'to wash' or 'cleanse'.

Lavé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Lave (2,102) & Lavè (2) are calculated separately.

Lavé Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lavé surname comes from French lavé, meaning 'to wash' or 'cleanse'.

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Lavé Last Name Facts

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

Lavé is most common in France. It may be found as: Lave or Lavè. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lavé? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Lavé occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lavé are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 22,140,907. In France Lavé is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 33 percent live, Île-de-France, where 33 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 33 percent live. Other than France Lavé is found in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lave922,102/
Lavè922/
Lavér8984/
Llavé891/
Lava7510,873/
Lavi754,449/
Lavy752,508/
Lawé756/
Lové752/
Lavı751/
Llave679,516/
Laviy677,942/
Lavie675,952/
Leavy675,643/
Laver675,131/
Lavis674,198/
Lavoy671,630/
Lavey671,607/
Hlava671,413/
Lavhe671,283/
Lavea67987/
Lavit67939/
Lauva67835/
Lavid67704/
Leave67539/
Layva67456/
Lavai67454/
Laves67440/
Lavoi67424/
Lavip67411/
Lauve67398/
Lavio67290/
Lavet67289/
Lyavi67222/
Lavay67194/
Laiva67179/
Lavez67176/
Laveh67166/
Lavee67153/
Liava6798/
Laivi6784/
Hlavi6765/
Laviz6763/
Lavaj6756/
Latve6752/
Laive6740/
Lavei6739/
Laava6734/
Lauvi6733/
Leavi6732/
Lavui6731/
Llava6728/
Lavoa6726/
Liave6721/
Laavi6718/
Lajva6716/
Laveu6715/
Liavi6713/
Leava6713/
Laubé6710/
Lavys677/
Laved676/
Laave676/
Llavi675/
Latvi675/
Hlave675/
Lavyt675/
Lyave674/
Lavyo674/
Lavge674/
Lahve673/
Lahvi672/
Lavaa672/
Lavih672/
Lasve672/
L'Ave671/
Labéy671/
Laivy671/
Lóvér671/
Lavha671/
Lovét671/
Lovér671/
Louvé671/
Llavy671/
Laavy671/
Lavyi671/
Lavej671/
Layvy671/
Hlavy670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lavé
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