Popularity of the last name by country
goff Algeria
- Alger (10,461)
- Oran (6,636)
- Constantine (2,186)
- Blida (1,252)
- Mostaganem (1,037)
- Annaba (630)
- Batna (481)
- Guelma (426)
- Mascara (411)
- Skikda (399)
- Tiaret (353)
- Tlemcen (302)
- Sidi Bel Abbes (270)
- Sétif (202)
- Souk Ahras (160)
- Aïn Témouchent (154)
- Tipaza (148)
- Biskra (125)
- Médéa (116)
- Relizane (107)
- Tizi Ouzou (77)
- Tébessa (63)
- Laghouat (58)
- Saida (52)
- Mila (48)
- Bouira (46)
- Aïn Defla (45)
- Boumerdès (42)
- Béjaïa (39)
- Chlef (38)
- El Tarf (38)
- Bord-Bou-Arréridj (35)
- Djelfa (25)
- Khenchela (22)
- Jijel (21)
- Ouargla (15)
- Béchar (14)
- Naâma (13)
- El-Bayadh (9)
- Tamanrasset (9)
- Ghardaïa (7)
- Oum El-Bouaghi (7)
- Tindouf (7)
- El Oued (6)
- M'Sila (6)
- Adrar (3)
- Tissemsilt (3)
All countries
- France (45,739,252)
- Belgium (349,737)
- United Kingdom (318,116)
- Netherlands (188,397)
- United States (132,519)
- Canada (94,836)
- Switzerland (52,101)
- Germany (51,028)
- Italy (39,276)
- Unknown country (34,362)
- Algeria (30,025)
- Martinique (28,138)
- Ireland (19,657)
- Spain (15,346)
- Viet Nam (12,418)
- Réunion (11,422)
- Guadeloupe (11,390)
- Mauritius (9,935)
- Australia (9,156)
- New Zealand (8,910)
- South Africa (7,814)
- Morocco (7,367)
- Turkey (6,173)
- India (5,841)
- Russian Federation (5,704)
- New Caledonia (5,225)
- Tunisia (4,815)
- Poland (4,345)
- Sweden (4,340)
- Haiti (3,548)
- Austria (3,320)
- Denmark (3,312)
- Madagascar (3,212)
- Luxembourg (3,080)
- Indonesia (2,944)
- Norway (2,572)
- Portugal (2,191)
- Egypt (2,169)
- Senegal (1,915)
- Israel (1,841)
Origine of last name
le : 1: Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 樂 meaning ‘happiness’ in Chinese: from the first element of the personal name Le Fu (樂父) style name of Yan son of the Duke Dai of Song (ruler of the state of Song reigned 799–766 BC). Yan's grandson Le Ju (樂莒) inherited Le (樂) as his surname.2: Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 勒: (i) from the second element of the placename Shu-Le (疏勒) an ancient state (located in present-day Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region) during the Western Han dynasty (206 BC–25 AD). (ii) a surname near the Bohai Sea region during the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD). (iii) a surname traced back to the Hun ethnic group in northern China during the Jin dynasty (265–420 AD).3: Chinese: variant of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Li">Li</a>.4: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 呂 possibly based on its Teochew pronunciation see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Lu">Lu</a> 6.5: Vietnamese (Lê): from the Chinese surname 黎 also the royal surname of the Lê Dynasty (usually referring to the Later Lê Dynasty 1428–1788 AD) see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Li">Li</a> 2.6: Vietnamese (Lệ): from the Chinese surnames 厲 and 酈 see <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Li">Li</a> 5 and 6.
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