Le Bas Surname

321,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Le Bas Surname Definition:

(French) The Short [French le, the; Latin ille + French bas, short, low, shallow; Low Latin bass-us; from Celtic: cp. Welsh bas, low, flat, shallow = Irish bas, ‘any flat thing’]

Le Bas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7011:94,75413,785
Australia1511:178,77918,110
England1121:497,48331,781
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Jersey361:2,756488
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey881:59090
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Le Bas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The Short [French le, the; Latin ille + French bas, short, low, shallow; Low Latin bass-us; from Celtic: cp. Welsh bas, low, flat, shallow = Irish bas, ‘any flat thing’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Le Bas Last Name Facts

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

Le Bas is most common in France. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Bas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 321,376th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,271,554 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Le Bas are found; 61 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Le Bas is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 701 people, or 1 in 94,754. In France Le Bas is most numerous in: Normandy, where 27 percent reside, Brittany, where 24 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside. Besides France Le Bas is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Le Bas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Le Bas has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 533 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Le Bas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

Le Bas earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.22% more than the national average, earning $54,763 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Bast921/
Le Bass920/
Le Ba9135/
Le Basse8623/
Le Basch860/
Le Bos83120/
Le Bay8372/
Le-Bas8312/
Le Bau833/
Le Bac831/
Le Baz831/
La Bas831/
Le Boa831/
Le Bah831/
Le Baut77565/
Le Boss77115/
Le Baud7796/
Le Barz7771/
Le Bois7741/
Le Bots7731/
Le Baux7720/
Le Beus7716/
Le Batt7712/
La Bass7710/
Le Bach777/
La Bash777/
Le Baai772/
Le Bôss771/
La Bast771/
Le Beis770/
Le Va737/
Le Bo736/
Le-Ba732/
Le Bosse71103/
Le Bault7119/
La Basse712/
Le Vaast711/
La Batts711/
Le Hbous711/
Le Bot672,930/
Le Vay67196/
Le Bousse6748/
La Baysse6721/
Le Boy6713/
La Bau6713/
Le Bey679/
La Bay679/
Le Vau678/
La Bat673/
Le Box672/
Le Boi671/
Le Beu671/
Le Vos671/
Le Hbouss671/
La Bad671/
Le-Bat671/
Le Boo670/
La Boa670/

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