Le Lay Surname

101,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Le Lay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Le Lay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,5261:14,6761,530
Australia311:870,82953,581
Jersey201:4,960981
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey11:51,8823,898

Le Lay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Le Lay is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 101,698th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,570,253 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Le Lay reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Le Lay is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 4,526 people, or 1 in 14,676. In France it is mostly found 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 this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and Jersey, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Layo9280/
Le La915/
Le Ly914/
Le Luy8312/
Le Lai8312/
Le Lea839/
Le-Lay837/
Le Laz837/
Le Léa832/
La Lay832/
Le Lla831/
Le Ley831/
Le Loa831/
Le Lait7715/
Le Lais779/
Le Leap779/
Le Léap778/
Le Le7321/
La La7319/
Le Li732/
Le-La731/
Le-Ly731/
Le Leu67238/
Le Lez67234/
La Lau67170/
La Lia67114/
Le Lou6710/
Le Loi679/
Le Lee673/
La Lah672/
La Lai672/
La Lap672/
Le-Loy671/
Le Lis671/
Le Lei671/
Le Lue671/
Le-Lai671/
La Lla671/
Le Les671/
Le Leh671/

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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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  • 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 Lay
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