Leevi Surname
Approximately 684 people bear this surname
Leevi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 680 | 1:3,543 | 630 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Leevi (4,927) may also be a first name.
Leevi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leevi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leevi occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leevi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 485,771st most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. The surname Leevi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Leevi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 97,090th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,927 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is borne by 680 people, or 1 in 3,543. In Namibia Leevi is most common in: Kavango West Region, where 51 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 17 percent are found and Oshikoto Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring Namibia Leevi occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Leevi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leevi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leevi last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leevi
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