Llave Surname

53,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Llave Surname User-submission:

A variant of the Spanish word "Llave" which (according to the www.spanishdict.com) means (a) something to open a lock or a key (b) device that controls the flow of something (c) move in wrestling or martial arts.

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Llave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,2181:31,4604,584
Bolivia3,0211:3,514548
Peru1,6101:19,7422,330
Spain5021:93,1327,767
Mexico3761:330,1237,146
Argentina2841:150,50512,722
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Chile761:231,7967,107
France391:1,703,147154,208
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Albania71:416,29417,617
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Llavé (1) are calculated separately.

Llave Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A variant of the Spanish word "Llave" which (according to the www.spanishdict.com) means (a) something to open a lock or a key (b) device that controls the flow of something (c) move in wrestling or martial arts. The word "Llave" is a feminine noun.

- harold

Llave Last Name Facts

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

The last name Llave is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Llavé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Llave? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,627th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 765,820 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Llave live; 53 percent live in South America and 49 percent live in Andean South America.

This last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 3,218 people, or 1 in 31,460. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Calabarzon, where 30 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 19 percent reside and Mimaropa, where 14 percent reside. Other than The Philippines it is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 32 percent reside and Peru, where 17 percent reside.

Llave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Llave are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Llave earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,006 per year; in United States they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $46,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.65% less than the national average, earning $27,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llavé931/
Llaves91640/
Llaver91468/
Llavet9118/
Llavez9116/
Lliave911/
Lave892,102/
Lavie805,952/
Laver805,131/
Lavey801,607/
Lavhe801,283/
Llive801,211/
Lavea80987/
Leave80539/
Lleve80506/
Laves80440/
Lauve80398/
Lavet80289/
Lavez80176/
Laveh80166/
Lavee80153/
Latve8052/
Laive8040/
Lavei8039/
Llava8028/
Liave8021/
Llabe8015/
Laveu8015/
Laeve8010/
Laved806/
Laave806/
Hlave805/
Llavi805/
Lavge804/
Lyave804/
Lahve803/
Llove803/
Lasve802/
Llavy801/
Lavej801/
L'Ave801/
Leaver736,725/
Leaves734,052/
Lauver732,067/
Llovet732,032/
Leavey731,596/
Lloves73325/
Lavest73292/
Lahave73284/
Lavett73250/
Llover73233/
Liaver73207/
Lauvie7374/
Lavhey7362/
Layove7346/
Hlaveš7333/
Lauves7329/
Laevey7323/
Hlaves7322/
Laveer7321/
Lavesh7321/
Llaber7318/
Lavets7313/
Layvey7312/
Lavech739/
Lavher738/
Llovez738/
Layver736/
Leavee734/
Lavhet734/
Llabes734/
Laveyt734/
Lauvey733/
Llampe733/
Laiver732/
Lehave732/
Lasver732/
Leavie732/
Laveis732/
Lahvei732/
Leyave732/
Llanpe732/
Laives731/
Lijave731/
Lahhve731/
Leavea731/
Lashve731/
Latvei731/
Laaver731/
Hlaver731/
Laviey731/
Llevie731/
Lliabe731/
Lliava731/
Leaveh731/
Lavehy731/
Lavess731/
Latvee731/
L'Love731/
Gliave731/
Lavieh731/
Llabet731/
Lauvet731/
Leavet730/
Lavetz730/
Laevie730/
Love67167,351/
Labe6710,929/
Lava6710,873/
Lawe675,723/
Lavi674,449/
Leve673,038/
Lavy672,508/
Live672,116/
Löve67115/
Leavett67102/
Laveist6764/
Laveggi6759/
Lahtvee6756/
Lauvetz6739/
Lausvee6733/
Llahues6719/
Llayavi6711/
Laveatz679/
Lavetts677/
Llovett676/
Lavé674/
Llahuet673/
Lassver672/
Lavè672/
Léve672/
Laheave671/
Leavhes671/
Lathver671/
Lauveer671/
Lòve671/
Lóve671/
Lavı671/
L'Lampe671/
D'Lavey671/
Lauvesh671/
Lauveis671/
Lahieve670/
Leaveth670/
Lavetch670/

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