Le Lay Surname
Approximately 4,641 people bear this surname
Le Lay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,526 | 1:14,676 | 1,530 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Jersey | 20 | 1:4,960 | 981 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
Le Lay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Le Lay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Le Lay is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Le Lay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Le Lay is the 101,698th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,570,253 people. The last name Le Lay is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Le Lay are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 4,526 people, or 1 in 14,676. In France Le Lay is mostly concentrated in: Brittany, where 52 percent live, Île-de-France, where 21 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 7 percent live. Apart from France it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent live and Jersey, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Layo | 92 | 80 | / |
| Le La | 91 | 5 | / |
| Le Ly | 91 | 4 | / |
| Le Luy | 83 | 12 | / |
| Le Lai | 83 | 12 | / |
| Le Lea | 83 | 9 | / |
| Le-Lay | 83 | 7 | / |
| Le Laz | 83 | 7 | / |
| Le Léa | 83 | 2 | / |
| La Lay | 83 | 2 | / |
| Le Lla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Le Ley | 83 | 1 | / |
| Le Loa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Le Lait | 77 | 15 | / |
| Le Lais | 77 | 9 | / |
| Le Leap | 77 | 9 | / |
| Le Léap | 77 | 8 | / |
| Le Le | 73 | 21 | / |
| La La | 73 | 19 | / |
| Le Li | 73 | 2 | / |
| Le-La | 73 | 1 | / |
| Le-Ly | 73 | 1 | / |
| Le Leu | 67 | 238 | / |
| Le Lez | 67 | 234 | / |
| La Lau | 67 | 170 | / |
| La Lia | 67 | 114 | / |
| Le Lou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Le Loi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Le Lee | 67 | 3 | / |
| La Lah | 67 | 2 | / |
| La Lai | 67 | 2 | / |
| La Lap | 67 | 2 | / |
| Le-Loy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le Lis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le Lei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le Lue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le-Lai | 67 | 1 | / |
| La Lla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le Les | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le Leh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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