Halevy Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Equatorial Guinea

Halevy Surname Definition:

(from a priestly or Levite lineage) Halevy or Halevi is the Hebrew for “the Levite.”

Halevy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
France161:4,151,420237,746
Ireland141:336,35312,021
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Halevy Last Name Facts

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

Halevy (Arabic: هالفي) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Halévy. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halevy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Halevy is the 786,896th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Halevy are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most common given name in the world, borne by 28 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 1,352,459. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 33 percent live, California, where 19 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Halevy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Halevy last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halévy945/
Halevey921/
Hallevy921/
Ha'levy921/
Haleviy921/
Alevy91125/
Halevych86529/
Halevi83291/
Haleby8329/
Haleve8319/
Allevy838/
Alevey831/
Hailevych8011/
Chalevych802/
Haleeva77400/
Hasleby7778/
Halleby7769/
Haleyvi7722/
Chaleby7719/
Halieva7716/
Halibey7710/
Galeevy779/
Khalevi773/
Hallevi772/
Haleivi772/
Alievoy771/
Hallivy771/
Aleavey771/
Attlevy771/
Halejvi771/
Haleway770/
Gallevy770/
Alevi73529/
Aleve7347/
Aleby7339/
Alewy7313/
Olevy733/
Alivy731/
Alevé731/
Alyvy731/
Holevych7173/
Chaleeva7119/
Chalivoy7117/
Hallesby717/
Halgibey714/
Halevets713/
Halyvych712/
Halevich711/
Khaleive711/
Hallebay711/
Halleway711/
Hallivay711/
Haslever710/
Hallivey710/
Aleeva674,918/
Allevi673,388/
Alievi67727/
Haliva67549/
Alleby67448/
Alibey67425/
Halyba67153/
Halebi67123/
Alieve67118/
Halewa6790/
Aleywa6786/
Alevio6786/
Chalevich6760/
Aleves6741/
Alhevi6738/
Haleba6736/
Alever6734/
Alevis6734/
Holeve6722/
Jalevi6716/
Aleiva6714/
Asleby6714/
Ahleby6712/
Holeby6710/
Algevi6710/
Galeve677/
Atlevi677/
Halewi676/
Chailieva676/
Aleave676/
Alivay675/
Halyva675/
Aleywe674/
Galevi674/
Aleyva674/
Jaleby674/
Alebay674/
Algeby674/
Halive674/
Alleve673/
Halibe673/
Alevid673/
Ohylevych673/
Alevha672/
Oleavy672/
Alebey672/
Alebyo672/
Aleyvi672/
Halebe672/
Halewe672/
Galeby671/
Halivi671/
Aliviy671/
Alivoy671/
Ailevi671/
Alebiy671/
Aleywi671/
Alevei671/
Alevez671/
Olevay671/
Galewy671/
Allevè671/
Aleiby671/
Aliwey671/
Alempy671/
Haliwe671/
Aleway671/
Alewey671/
Galivy670/
Alehby670/

Halevy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Halevy in the Arabic language
هالفيhalfy-

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