Leau Surname

210,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Leau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8421:78,88711,111
Romania5011:40,0765,096
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
French Polynesia681:4,129932
Malaysia661:446,88222,856
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
American Samoa391:1,430249
Peru351:908,11818,273
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Samoa91:21,534479
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
China51:273,464,31313,838
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England41:13,929,515290,718
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Léau (5) are calculated separately.

Leau (193) may also be a first name.

Leau Last Name Facts

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

Leau occurs most in France. It can be found as a variant: Léau. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 210,563rd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,718,136 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Leau are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Leau is also the 653,740th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 193 people.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is held by 842 people, or 1 in 78,887. In France Leau is most common in: Pays de la Loire, where 28 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 20 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 26 percent live and Singapore, where 6 percent live.

Leau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,189 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leau last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leau earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 115.39% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,753 per year and in United States they earn 11.16% less than the national average, earning $38,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léau925/
Leahu895,811/
Lehau89202/
L'Eau8950/
Lieau8932/
Leaou8926/
Le'au8923/
Leașu891/
Leaau891/
Lea8647,342/
Leahut8049/
Leeaut806/
Lehaud804/
Lehaup801/
Leaouj801/
Leayuh801/
Leahou801/
Letaue801/
Leujau801/
Leeauh801/
Leahau800/
Lieu7527,875/
Leah757,680/
Leju753,815/
Leha753,646/
Leeu752,202/
Leou751,130/
Liea75767/
Lehu75588/
Leoa75253/
Leyu75116/
Leța7571/
Leiu7560/
Leea7535/
Leaț7531/
Leaj758/
Lhea757/
Lyea757/
Ljau757/
Llea755/
Le'u755/
Leaa752/
Leaș751/
Le'a751/
Leãa751/
Hlea751/
Ljeu751/
Lehault7318/
Lesauye732/
Leahy6733,681/
Leija6723,115/
Licea6719,875/
Lihau673,603/
Laiju673,237/
Lecea671,050/
Leiya67878/
Layju67721/
Lehou67707/
Lehuu67696/
Lieya67664/
Leyja67473/
Lehai67432/
Legia67387/
Lehuy67366/
Lieja67336/
Lehay67331/
Lisea67301/
Letea67281/
Liahu67220/
Liehu67215/
Leaie67211/
Leheu67189/
Lejiu67171/
Lesea67153/
Laiyu67143/
Hleha67127/
Leaoa67115/
Leoue67114/
Lejia67111/
Laayu67101/
Lieou6798/
Lejja6788/
Leius6788/
Leyya6777/
Leiju6771/
Leoja6768/
Lijau6768/
Lujea6760/
Lehah6752/
Leeah6751/
Lejou6750/
Leaye6744/
Leous6742/
Lehaj6741/
Leaea6740/
Leyou6738/
Lejju6736/
Lajju6735/
Lățea6732/
Leuye6730/
Leaje6730/
Lauyu6727/
Lagiu6727/
Leuțu6727/
Loiea6727/
Litea6723/
Leeju6721/
Lieuh6721/
Liheu6718/
Leeha6716/
Leyia6715/
Lieha6713/
Lajiu6711/
Leihu6710/
Leaia6710/
Leuya679/
Leoya679/
Layyu678/
Leiyu677/
Lyeah677/
Leuea676/
Leoux676/
Léaux675/
Lajea675/
Leaay675/
Leeuh675/
Lajhu674/
Ljahu674/
Leaão674/
Lejha673/
Leead673/
Lehui673/
Leuja673/
Leuhu673/
Leooa673/
Leyut673/
Leyus672/
Lyeha672/
Leeyu672/
Lețea672/
Lleha672/
Leiuh672/
Leuui672/
Lyeya671/
Lioeu671/
Lieay671/
Lieui671/
Leuia671/
Leiux671/
Lejga671/
Leaai671/
Leaey671/
Leeay671/
Lehup671/
Lieah671/
Hlieu671/
Lyeia671/
Leout671/
Lieju671/
Léaud671/
Leiue671/
Leeui671/
Leahă671/
Lea'a671/
Lijea671/
Leouh671/
Leoup671/
Liead671/
Lieap671/
Leaja671/
Leeuu671/
Leuji671/
Leyui671/
Leyup671/
Leayi671/
Leuiu671/
Leeut671/
Leeas670/
Lehea670/
Leaoy670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Leau
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis