Le Neve Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Le Neve Surname Definition:

"The nephew." The Promptorium Parvulorum has the following definitions:

Le Neve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3121:212,89333,114
England211:2,653,24194,788
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970

The alternate forms: Le Nevé (21) & Le Névé (1) are calculated separately.

Le Neve Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"The nephew." The Promptorium Parvulorum has the following definitions:

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Le Neve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Le Neve is found most frequently in France. It may appear in the variant forms: Le Nevé or Le Névé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

Le Neve is the 785,023rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Le Neve are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 312 people, or 1 in 212,893. In France Le Neve is most prevalent in: Brittany, where 44 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 32 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 11 percent reside. Besides France it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Le Neve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Le Neve has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Le Neve surname contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Le Neve Last Name Statistics demography

Le Neve earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $52,516 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Nevé9521/
Le Nevez93374/
Le Neveu93196/
Le Nevet9313/
Le Neave936/
Le Nevey933/
Le Neves931/
Le Névé901/
La Neve86950/
Le-Neve865/
Le Nivet80128/
Le Nivez8027/
Le-Neveu804/
Le Névez801/
Le-Nevez801/
Le-Neave801/
La Neave801/
La Nave71213/
La Nove711/
Le-Nivet671/
La Nawe571/

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