Le-Vay Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Le-Vay Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Le.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Le-Vay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Le-Vay Last Name Facts

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

Le-Vay is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Le-Vay reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 16,605,680. In France it is primarily found in: Brittany, where 50 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 25 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account France it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Spain, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Vay83196/
Le-Fay838/
Le-Faye7711/
Le Va737/
Le-Ba732/
Le Vy731/
Le Vey67125/
Le Fay67120/
Le Bay6772/
La Vay6717/
Le Voy6713/
Le-Bas6712/
Le Vau678/
La-Vey678/
La-Fay672/
Le-Fey672/
Le-Bat671/
Le Vys671/
Le Véy671/
La-Vau671/

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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-Vay
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