Le May Surname

332,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Le May Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Le May Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5551:119,68118,087
Canada1761:209,35020,314
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
England991:562,80934,447
Australia591:457,55435,515
Chile191:927,18319,125
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

The alternate forms: Le Mày (1) are calculated separately.

Le May Last Name Facts

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

The last name Le May is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Le Mày. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Le May is the 332,527th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,553,548 people. The last name Le May occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Le May are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 555 people, or 1 in 119,681. In France it is most prevalent in: Brittany, where 58 percent live, Île-de-France, where 10 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 8 percent live. Not including France this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Le May Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Le May has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Le May last name grew 289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 291 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Le May Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Le May earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 60.21% more than the national average, earning $69,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.4% less than the national average, earning $46,502 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Mày941/
Le Mays921/
Le Mayo921/
Le Ma911/
Le My911/
Le Mayot8611/
Le Mat83957/
Le Moy83107/
La May8376/
Le-May8360/
Le Map8341/
Le Mau8336/
Le Mad8332/
Le Mai8320/
Le Mas839/
Le Mye832/
Le Moa831/
Le Maux77839/
Le Maut7783/
Le Matt774/
La Maya773/
Le Mach772/
Le Maup771/
Le Math771/
Le Mait770/
La Mayo770/
Le Me738/
Le Mi732/
La Ma732/
Le Mault7117/
Le Mouha711/
Le Maich711/
Le Maihe710/
Le Mer67983/
Le Mee67608/
La Mas6776/
Le Mée6756/
Le Moi6717/
Le Mez6711/
La Moy677/
Le-Mat674/
Le-Mai674/
La Mai674/
Le Mui673/
Le Mou672/
Le-Mau672/
La Mau671/
La Maa671/
Le Mei671/
Le Met671/
Le Moe671/

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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 May
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