Halevy Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Halevy Surname Definition:
(from a priestly or Levite lineage) Halevy or Halevi is the Hebrew for “the Levite.”
Halevy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 268 | 1:1,352,459 | 94,008 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Halévy (5) are calculated separately.
Halevy (28) may also be a first name.
Halevy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from a priestly or Levite lineage) Halevy or Halevi is the Hebrew for “the Levite.”
Halevy Demographics
Average Halevy Salary in
United States
$55,743 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Halevy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halevy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Halevy (Arabic: هالفي) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Halévy. For other potential spellings of Halevy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Halevy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 786,896th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Halevy live; 79 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Halevy is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name on earth, held by 28 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 1,352,459. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 33 percent live, California, where 19 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.
Halevy Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Halevy surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Halevy earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 29.19% more than the national average, earning $55,743 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.32% more than the national average, earning $74,185 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Halevy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Halevy in the Arabic language | ||
| هالفي | halfy | - |
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Footnotes
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