Lè Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Lè Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lè Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Le (7,542,572), (758), (277), Lệ (2), (1), Lễ (1) & (1) are calculated separately.

Lè Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lè has its highest incidence in China. It can also occur as a variant: Le, , , Lệ, , Lễ or . For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lè? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Lè live; 33 percent live in East Asia and 33 percent live in Sino-East Asia.

The surname Lè is most numerous in China, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 683,660,783. Aside from China Lè is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 33 percent are found and Switzerland, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le837,542,572/
83758/
83277/
Lệ832/
831/
Lễ831/
831/
Luè8014/
Lèo802/
Liè801/
Lèé801/
L673,285/
Lèye678/
Lèga672/

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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
  • 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 Lè
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