Le-May Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Le-May Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Le & May.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Le-May Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:1,160,79354,689
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Le-May Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Le-May Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Le-May is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Le-May? popularity and diffusion

Le-May is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Le-May reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England Le-May is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 38 percent reside, Essex, where 27 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 13 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Le-May Last Name Statistics demography

Le-May earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le May831,112/
Le-Mai834/
Le-Mat834/
Le-Mau832/
Le-Maux773/
Le Mayo771/
Le Mays771/
Le Ma731/
Le My731/
Le Mayot7111/
Le Mat67957/
Le Moy67107/
La May6776/
Le Map6741/
Le Mau6736/
Le Mad6732/
Le Mai6720/
Le-Mee6714/
Le Mas679/
Le Mye672/
Le Mày671/
Le Moa671/
Le-Mée671/
Le-Mer671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Le-May
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