Lavé Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Lavé Surname User-submission:
The Lavé surname comes from French lavé, meaning 'to wash' or 'cleanse'.
Lavé Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
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'.
- zaacy_bojLavé Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lavé Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lavé is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Lave or Lavè. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lavé? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lavé live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Lavé is most widely held in France, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 22,140,907. In France Lavé is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 33 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 33 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 33 percent are found. Apart from France this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lave | 92 | 2,102 | / |
| Lavè | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lavér | 89 | 84 | / |
| Llavé | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lava | 75 | 10,873 | / |
| Lavi | 75 | 4,449 | / |
| Lavy | 75 | 2,508 | / |
| Lawé | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lové | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lavı | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llave | 67 | 9,516 | / |
| Laviy | 67 | 7,942 | / |
| Lavie | 67 | 5,952 | / |
| Leavy | 67 | 5,643 | / |
| Laver | 67 | 5,131 | / |
| Lavis | 67 | 4,198 | / |
| Lavoy | 67 | 1,630 | / |
| Lavey | 67 | 1,607 | / |
| Hlava | 67 | 1,413 | / |
| Lavhe | 67 | 1,283 | / |
| Lavea | 67 | 987 | / |
| Lavit | 67 | 939 | / |
| Lauva | 67 | 835 | / |
| Lavid | 67 | 704 | / |
| Leave | 67 | 539 | / |
| Layva | 67 | 456 | / |
| Lavai | 67 | 454 | / |
| Laves | 67 | 440 | / |
| Lavoi | 67 | 424 | / |
| Lavip | 67 | 411 | / |
| Lauve | 67 | 398 | / |
| Lavio | 67 | 290 | / |
| Lavet | 67 | 289 | / |
| Lyavi | 67 | 222 | / |
| Lavay | 67 | 194 | / |
| Laiva | 67 | 179 | / |
| Lavez | 67 | 176 | / |
| Laveh | 67 | 166 | / |
| Lavee | 67 | 153 | / |
| Liava | 67 | 98 | / |
| Laivi | 67 | 84 | / |
| Hlavi | 67 | 65 | / |
| Laviz | 67 | 63 | / |
| Lavaj | 67 | 56 | / |
| Latve | 67 | 52 | / |
| Laive | 67 | 40 | / |
| Lavei | 67 | 39 | / |
| Laava | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lauvi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Leavi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lavui | 67 | 31 | / |
| Llava | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lavoa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Liave | 67 | 21 | / |
| Laavi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lajva | 67 | 16 | / |
| Laveu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Liavi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leava | 67 | 13 | / |
| Laubé | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lavys | 67 | 7 | / |
| Laved | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laave | 67 | 6 | / |
| Llavi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Latvi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hlave | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lavyt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lyave | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lavyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lavge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lahve | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lahvi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lavaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lavih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lasve | 67 | 2 | / |
| L'Ave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Labéy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laivy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lóvér | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovét | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovér | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louvé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llavy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laavy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layvy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlavy | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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