Le Clef Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Le Clef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Le Clef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1501:76,64412,128
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Le Clef Last Name Facts

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

Le Clef is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 1,391,595th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Le Clef reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 76,644. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 80 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 11 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Le Clef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Le Clef has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Le Clef surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Cleff932/
Leclef92422/
Lechlef867/
La Clef867/
Le Calve80664/
Le Cleve8027/
Le Clève801/
Laclef77450/
Leculf771/
Le Claive7512/
Le Calv71669/
Lekhlef71372/
Lecleve71177/
Lecalve7119/
Le Golf7114/
Leclève711/
Lachlef711/
Le Self711/
La Calf710/
Le Calvé6784/
La Clave677/
Lakhelef676/
Le Guelf674/
Le-Calve672/
Lekhelef671/
Leghalef671/
Lecalvee671/

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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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  • 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 Clef
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