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Where Does The Last Name Le Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Le (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻝ, Hindi: ले, Marathi: ले, Oriya: େଲ) is most common in Vietnam. It may be found in the variant forms: Lê, Lé, Lè, Lệ, Lë, Lễ or Lė. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Le? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Le is the 79^th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 966 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Le are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Viet-Asia. It is also the 740^th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,136,768 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Vietnam, where it is held by 6,992,182 people, or 1 in 13. In Vietnam Le is mostly concentrated in: Mekong River Delta, where 20 percent live, North Central, where 19 percent live and Southeast, where 17 percent live. Other than Vietnam Le occurs in 160 countries. It is also common in China, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Le Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Le has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 178,402 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 4,412 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Le Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (54%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Le last name are 3.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Le earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 21.58% less than the national average, earning 271,380 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning 81,259,900 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning $46,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.58% less than the national average, earning $49,394 CAD per year.