Lelievre Surname

34,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lelievre Surname User-submission:

A French surname, meaning 'the hare'.

Lelievre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France11,7091:5,673472
Canada2,4251:15,1942,235
United States4121:879,75566,617
Belgium3271:35,1585,724
Haiti2581:41,4102,649
Australia841:321,37727,634
England721:773,86242,299
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Lelièvre (646), Leliévre (10) & Lèlievre (1) are calculated separately.

Lelievre Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A French surname, meaning 'the hare'.

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Lelievre Last Name Facts

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

Lelievre is found most in France. It may also appear in the variant forms: Lelièvre, Leliévre or Lèlievre. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelievre? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lelievre is the 34,174th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 469,861 people. The surname Lelievre is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Lelievre reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 11,709 people, or 1 in 5,673. In France it is most frequent in: Normandy, where 21 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 19 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 12 percent are found. Aside from France it exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Lelievre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lelievre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lelievre surname expanded 10,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lelievre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lelievre last name are 12.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Lelievre earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.55% more than the national average, earning $48,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.58% less than the national average, earning $41,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelièvre96646/
Leliévre9610/
Lèlievre961/
Lelievrre942/
Llelievre941/
Lelievres941/
Leliievre941/
Lelivre93185/
Leliebre8899/
Leleivre8810/
Lilievre881/
Liliebre756/
Liljevret7110/

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