Leaven Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Leaven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leaven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Leaven (37) may also be a first name.

Leaven Last Name Facts

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

Leaven is most common in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Leaven click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leaven? popularity and diffusion

Leaven is the 1,310,135th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname Leaven occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Leaven are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 37 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 2,788,146. In The United States Leaven is most frequent in: Iowa, where 36 percent are found, North Carolina, where 18 percent are found and Texas, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States Leaven is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 13 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Leaven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leaven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leaven last name increased 619 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leaven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Leaven last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leaven last name are 42.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 89.47% registered to vote for the party.

Leaven earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning $44,420 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leavene9241/
Lehaven920/
Leavean920/
Leavien920/
Leven915,780/
Laven912,332/
Leaveing860/
Levent8313,577/
Levene833,346/
Levien831,615/
Lieven831,369/
Llaven831,138/
Loeven83603/
Leuven83473/
Lesven83387/
Laeven83385/
Lavene83357/
Lavent83265/
Leveen83213/
Levend83142/
Lauven83140/
Levein8394/
Levenq8375/
Laveen8365/
Levean8357/
Lavien8357/
Lavean8349/
Lavenn8341/
Letven8334/
Leeven8328/
Laiven8320/
Latven8318/
Leavin8312/
Leiven839/
Lavend837/
Leaben834/
Lavein833/
Lavgen833/
Levehn832/
Leveng832/
Lueven832/
Leyven832/
Levoen832/
Levenc832/
Levesn832/
Lasven831/
Lavaen831/
Leveyn831/
Laaven831/
Levenn831/
Levhen831/
Laveng831/
Levenk830/
Lavejn830/
Hleven830/
Lavn808/
Levn804/
Leaving77640/
Lavenne77497/
Levisen77404/
Laveyne77238/
Laveine77168/
Leviten7797/
Leavine7789/
Lavesen7784/
Levesen7781/
Lavendt7753/
Leveane7739/
Levetin7737/
Lihaven7732/
Leivent7730/
Levenne7723/
Lauveng7723/
Lavegne7723/
Lavesne7719/
Laveing7717/
Laveant7715/
Leveine7712/
Leveene778/
Lehoven777/
Leivean774/
Levienė774/
Lehaben773/
Lehavyn773/
Leeveen772/
Levegne771/
Levenng771/
Leventt771/
Levienn771/
Leevene771/
Leventh771/
Leivein771/
Leivien771/
Lavienė771/
Lauvien771/
Layiven771/
Laivene771/
Lavisen770/
Leveyne770/
Leveing770/
Laveent770/
Leavina770/
Levesin770/
Levin7372,748/
Lavin7328,790/
Laben7317,772/
Levyn732,610/
Leben732,306/
Lewen73595/
Lawen73402/
Liven73394/
Levén73361/
Lavén73298/
Lavín73147/
Lyven7375/
Lavyn7322/
Lavèn7320/
Lavne7318/
Levng7311/
Lavnd738/
Levne738/
Levín737/
Lavìn735/
Lauvn733/
Levnt733/
Laivn731/
Leivn731/
Léven731/
Levèn731/
Levìn731/
Levem730/
Levenova7196/
Lavechin7176/
Laveigne7171/
Laivienė7133/
Levechin7118/
Leavigne7116/
Leehoven719/
Lavenová717/
Levengue715/
Lavenova713/
Lehavyna713/
Lavoisen712/
Levenque712/
Leivienė712/
Lejaouen712/
Lasvesne711/
Levissen711/
Leivienn710/
Levesing710/
Laiveene710/
Levine6761,881/
Lavine675,066/
Lavina672,290/
Lievin672,088/
Labene671,742/
Lyevin671,178/
Lebene67775/
Levain67753/
Louven67629/
Lasuen67448/
Lauwen67444/
Hlavin67413/
Labean67405/
Lewien67315/
Laving67310/
Letvin67262/
Laiben67175/
Hlavín67170/
Livent67165/
Leving67156/
Lebain67144/
Levinh67137/
Lauben67127/
Luyven67126/
Leiwen67116/
Lauvin6792/
Lawien6786/
Lewein6785/
Lyavin6784/
Levink6771/
Liewen6771/
Litven6764/
Livene6764/
Levihn6760/
Leween6758/
Leewen6751/
Levoin6742/
Lehuen6738/
Lavion6737/
Latvin6737/
Levinn6731/
Liveng6730/
Leeben6730/
Lewene6726/
Lebean6725/
Lavyna6725/
Levyne6724/
Leuwen6721/
Levion6720/
Leiben6719/
Lhewen6718/
Leovin6717/
Lawene6717/
Lavinn6716/
Levijn6715/
Lavind6714/
Leuben6714/
Leevin6714/
Leowen6714/
Lebenn6713/
Levint6713/
Hlavyn6713/
Lebhen6712/
Laiwen6712/
Lawean6712/
Levyon6711/
Leivyn6711/
Leyvin6710/
Levayn6710/
Lavyne6710/
Lavint6710/
Loevin679/
Lavain679/
Layben679/
Llaben679/
Letvyn679/
Lyoven678/
Levind678/
Layvin677/
Livean677/
Hlavenová676/
Laeuen676/
Latvyn676/
Lavayn675/
Lavgne675/
Livien675/
Liaben675/
Laivin675/
Labhen674/
Lavoin674/
Lasvin674/
Lesvin673/
Livein673/
Lavinh673/
Llevin673/
Leuvin673/
Lihven673/
Lahvyn673/
Llavin672/
Leebin672/
Hlavne672/
Liavin672/
Le'vin672/
Lawenn672/
Laväng672/
Lavhem672/
Livend672/
Laivyn672/
Levhin671/
Levitn671/
Lybeen671/
Lueuen671/
Liveen671/
Levynh671/
Lewain671/
Leyben671/
Lgavin671/
Lesuen671/
Laevin671/
Leivin671/
Lebein671/
Loiven671/
Luevin671/
Hlavenova671/
Lawaen671/
Lavoyn671/
L'Haveant671/
Levinė671/
Leevne671/
Liween671/
Laaben671/
Liwean671/
Lytven671/
Leyvyn671/
Labenn670/
Leveingne670/
Lawhen670/
Labeen670/
Lavhin670/
Lewean670/

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Footnotes

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