Le Surname
Approximately 7,542,572 people bear this surname
Le Surname Definition:
(Chinese) Dweller near a pear tree.
Le Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 6,992,182 | 1:13 | 3 |
| China | 308,271 | 1:4,435 | 191 |
| United States | 87,417 | 1:4,146 | 458 |
| Myanmar | 53,536 | 1:970 | 103 |
| Laos | 33,046 | 1:199 | 61 |
| Thailand | 15,660 | 1:4,511 | 144 |
| Australia | 11,676 | 1:2,312 | 307 |
| Canada | 8,742 | 1:4,215 | 561 |
| France | 5,588 | 1:11,887 | 1,171 |
| Cambodia | 3,504 | 1:4,420 | 673 |
| Taiwan | 2,056 | 1:11,403 | 202 |
| England | 1,809 | 1:30,800 | 4,123 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,684 | 1:5,441 | 678 |
| Norway | 1,358 | 1:3,787 | 343 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,232 | 1:25,045 | 3,507 |
| Sweden | 1,008 | 1:9,769 | 868 |
| India | 941 | 1:815,160 | 36,412 |
| Singapore | 916 | 1:6,013 | 385 |
| Malaysia | 913 | 1:32,305 | 2,736 |
| Germany | 868 | 1:92,748 | 11,623 |
| Denmark | 814 | 1:6,935 | 635 |
| Indonesia | 754 | 1:175,397 | 16,972 |
| Ukraine | 750 | 1:60,697 | 8,760 |
| Egypt | 702 | 1:130,963 | 10,408 |
| Belgium | 608 | 1:18,909 | 2,907 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Japan | 449 | 1:284,731 | 10,820 |
| Ivory Coast | 443 | 1:52,080 | 3,167 |
| Czechia | 426 | 1:24,961 | 3,903 |
| Netherlands | 412 | 1:40,988 | 6,967 |
| Finland | 408 | 1:13,472 | 2,012 |
| Switzerland | 362 | 1:22,688 | 3,583 |
| Brazil | 353 | 1:606,443 | 22,594 |
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Hong Kong | 323 | 1:22,710 | 468 |
| New Zealand | 295 | 1:15,350 | 2,671 |
| Zimbabwe | 155 | 1:99,602 | 14,056 |
| Iran | 149 | 1:515,319 | 30,242 |
| Hungary | 134 | 1:73,256 | 7,447 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Iraq | 131 | 1:267,341 | 5,559 |
| Spain | 109 | 1:428,918 | 22,835 |
| Austria | 106 | 1:80,334 | 12,076 |
| Italy | 87 | 1:702,950 | 59,950 |
| Papua New Guinea | 86 | 1:94,811 | 12,690 |
| Philippines | 85 | 1:1,191,038 | 93,973 |
| Qatar | 78 | 1:30,231 | 3,215 |
| South Korea | 78 | 1:656,926 | 271 |
| Iceland | 69 | 1:5,509 | 653 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Bulgaria | 46 | 1:151,715 | 8,674 |
| Mexico | 43 | 1:2,886,656 | 22,491 |
| New Caledonia | 42 | 1:6,577 | 1,478 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Poland | 38 | 1:1,000,230 | 71,240 |
| Slovakia | 32 | 1:166,764 | 29,092 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Algeria | 14 | 1:2,759,396 | 44,963 |
| Cuba | 14 | 1:823,051 | 6,140 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 9 | 1:1,512 | 26 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| British Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:10,531 | 816 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 1 | 1:5,854 | 177 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49 | 1:1,024,871 | 60,160 |
The alternate forms: Lê (758), Lé (277), Lè (6), Lệ (2), Lë (1), Lễ (1) & Lė (1) are calculated separately.
Le (1,136,768) may also be a first name.
Le Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Chinese) Dweller near a pear tree.
Le Demographics
Average Le Salary in
United States
$46,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Le Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Le Come From? nationality or country of origin
Le (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻝ, Hindi: ले, Marathi: ले, Oriya: େଲ) occurs more in Vietnam more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Lê, Lé, Lè, Lệ, Lë, Lễ or Lė. For other possible spellings of Le click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Le? popularity and diffusion
The last name Le is the 79th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 966 people. The last name Le occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Le live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Viet-Asia. It is also the 740th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 1,136,768 people.
The last name is most common in Vietnam, where it is borne by 6,992,182 people, or 1 in 13. In Vietnam Le is most prevalent in: Mekong River Delta, where 20 percent reside, North Central, where 19 percent reside and Southeast, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Vietnam this surname occurs in 160 countries. It is also found in China, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Le Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Le has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 178,402 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 4,412 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Le Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Le surname is predominantly 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 Democrats than the national 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lê | 83 | 758 | / |
| Lé | 83 | 277 | / |
| Lè | 83 | 6 | / |
| Lệ | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lë | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lễ | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lė | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lei | 80 | 3,739,001 | / |
| Lee | 80 | 2,280,266 | / |
| Let | 80 | 158,562 | / |
| Lie | 80 | 50,006 | / |
| Lea | 80 | 47,342 | / |
| Ley | 80 | 27,224 | / |
| Leu | 80 | 24,043 | / |
| Les | 80 | 10,374 | / |
| Leh | 80 | 8,408 | / |
| Ler | 80 | 3,129 | / |
| Led | 80 | 2,153 | / |
| Lep | 80 | 1,560 | / |
| Lle | 80 | 1,066 | / |
| Hle | 80 | 389 | / |
| Lez | 80 | 308 | / |
| Lej | 80 | 274 | / |
| Leß | 80 | 160 | / |
| Løe | 80 | 139 | / |
| Leş | 80 | 106 | / |
| Leș | 80 | 101 | / |
| Leț | 80 | 44 | / |
| Lge | 80 | 29 | / |
| Leś | 80 | 17 | / |
| Leţ | 80 | 14 | / |
| Lhe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Lje | 80 | 12 | / |
| Åle | 80 | 10 | / |
| Leč | 80 | 7 | / |
| Lée | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lêe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leį | 80 | 1 | / |
| L'E | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leí | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leï | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leň | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lees | 67 | 38,110 | / |
| Lech | 67 | 20,025 | / |
| Leis | 67 | 14,460 | / |
| Lett | 67 | 11,301 | / |
| Leys | 67 | 9,129 | / |
| Lepp | 67 | 5,376 | / |
| Lesh | 67 | 4,349 | / |
| Leer | 67 | 4,224 | / |
| Less | 67 | 3,666 | / |
| Leet | 67 | 3,589 | / |
| L | 67 | 3,285 | / |
| Leap | 67 | 3,217 | / |
| Leas | 67 | 2,354 | / |
| Leyh | 67 | 2,326 | / |
| Leed | 67 | 1,762 | / |
| Leid | 67 | 1,469 | / |
| Leiß | 67 | 1,367 | / |
| Leep | 67 | 1,277 | / |
| Lihe | 67 | 1,009 | / |
| Leat | 67 | 981 | / |
| Lets | 67 | 891 | / |
| Liea | 67 | 767 | / |
| Lead | 67 | 709 | / |
| Leit | 67 | 649 | / |
| Leip | 67 | 334 | / |
| Lhez | 67 | 331 | / |
| Leih | 67 | 321 | / |
| Leiz | 67 | 289 | / |
| Leuh | 67 | 243 | / |
| Løge | 67 | 218 | / |
| Hlei | 67 | 205 | / |
| Liey | 67 | 204 | / |
| Leij | 67 | 204 | / |
| Lerh | 67 | 160 | / |
| Lles | 67 | 152 | / |
| Lest | 67 | 139 | / |
| Leyt | 67 | 115 | / |
| Lieh | 67 | 110 | / |
| Leey | 67 | 97 | / |
| Lleu | 67 | 88 | / |
| Lešš | 67 | 86 | / |
| Løje | 67 | 85 | / |
| Lher | 67 | 77 | / |
| Leța | 67 | 71 | / |
| Llie | 67 | 70 | / |
| Leaţ | 67 | 65 | / |
| Løes | 67 | 51 | / |
| Leae | 67 | 51 | / |
| Llee | 67 | 50 | / |
| Lerø | 67 | 44 | / |
| Le'e | 67 | 44 | / |
| Leez | 67 | 42 | / |
| Hler | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ller | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hles | 67 | 39 | / |
| Leșe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Lhee | 67 | 37 | / |
| Leea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lije | 67 | 33 | / |
| Leaț | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ledő | 67 | 24 | / |
| Leaz | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hlez | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lleh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lejp | 67 | 19 | / |
| Leyd | 67 | 16 | / |
| Leiš | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hlep | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lepf | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leyz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Llej | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hlee | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leph | 67 | 11 | / |
| Glie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ledd | 67 | 10 | / |
| Høle | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lerr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lhea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ledt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hlle | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leić | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lhie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leds | 67 | 5 | / |
| Llea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hlet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lley | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lehp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Llet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lheu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lhey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lled | 67 | 3 | / |
| Llez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Llle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lehh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Løie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ledh | 67 | 2 | / |
| L'Ey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lhei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Løep | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hled | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lesj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ledp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lhet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Llei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Llge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Låge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Læge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hleh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ledz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Ed | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Eh | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Er | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Le | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lepő | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leÿs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Øhle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Șlee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le H | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Le | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesp | 67 | 0 | / |
Le Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Le in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻝ | al | - |
| Le in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲ | ela | - |
| Le in the Hindi language | ||
| ले | le | 89.04 |
| शैलेश | sailesa | 2.74 |
| ले़ | le | 1.37 |
| ली | li | 1.37 |
| Le in the Marathi language | ||
| ले | le | 88.24 |
| ळे | le | 11.76 |
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Le Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Le
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