Lê Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Lê Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lê Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2941:225,92835,048
Belgium1401:82,11912,906
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Finland111:499,70030,478
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
England41:13,929,515290,718
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

The alternate forms: Le (7,542,572), (277), (6), Lệ (2), (1), Lễ (1) & (1) are calculated separately.

(112) may also be a first name.

Lê Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lê is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Le, , , Lệ, , Lễ or . Click here for other potential spellings of Lê.

How Common Is The Last Name Lê? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lê is the 449,013th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,614,177 people. Lê is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Lê reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 885,979th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 112 people.

This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 225,928. In France Lê is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 66 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 12 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 8 percent reside. Beside France it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 18 percent reside and Switzerland, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le837,542,572/
83277/
836/
Lệ832/
831/
Lễ831/
831/
Lêh802/
Luê802/
Lêe801/
Lêu801/
Liê801/
Léê801/
L673,285/
Liêu671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lê
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