Lahe

Etymology 1
From, as the villages are located in bay coves.

Proper noun

 * 1) A place name:

Statistics

 * As of 1 January 2023, 265 people in Estonia had the surname Lahe: 122 men and 143 women. Lahe was ranked 623rd among men and 567th among women. Lahe was the most common surname in the 10-14 age group, with 2.57 bearers per 10,000 inhabitants. It was most common in Lääne County, with 4.80 people per 10,000 inhabitants bearing the name.

Etymology 2
Probably from Võru dialectal. Another possibility is the association with the hill name Lahamägi, which can be found in several places in Võrumaa. This name does not denote a junction, but is rather associated with laha ~ loha, which J. Mägiste has considered to be the stem of many words associated with sluggishness, sloppiness or flow.