Leevy Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Leevy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leevy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Dominica41:18,973529
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Leevy (60) may also be a first name.

Leevy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leevy is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leevy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Leevy are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Leevy is also the 1,270,172nd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 60 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 3,588,702. In The United States Leevy is mostly concentrated in: California, where 17 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found and Texas, where 15 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States Virgin Islands, where 5 percent are found and Dominica, where 3 percent are found.

Leevy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leevy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leevy last name grew 361 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leevy Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Leevy are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.

Leevy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $40,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leevey9181/
Leevoy911/
Levy89224,725/
Hleevyi835/
Levey805,895/
Leavy805,643/
Levay801,871/
Lewey801,032/
Levoy80919/
Levyy80877/
Leevi80684/
Lebey80416/
Levyt80406/
Loevy80180/
Levyi80127/
Leeve8069/
Leeva8067/
Levys8064/
Leviy8051/
Lievy8051/
Leivy8045/
Leeby8037/
Levéy805/
Llevy802/
Levyo802/
Levyz802/
Lesvy802/
Levuy802/
Hlevy801/
Levyh801/
Levhy800/
Laevy800/
Leavey731,596/
Leever731,070/
Levaya73739/
Leeves73467/
Leeway73461/
Lehuey73253/
Leavoy73213/
Levych7365/
Lebeyd7347/
Hleeva7332/
Leivoy7326/
Leevit7324/
Laevey7323/
Lehavy7320/
Levyts7320/
Levysh7317/
Leavay7313/
Lejeby7313/
Leuvoy7310/
Leeboy7310/
Leevet739/
Levays735/
Laweey735/
Lesuey733/
Leyvay732/
Leibey732/
Leebay732/
Leheby732/
Loewey731/
Libeey731/
Liebey731/
Leyvey731/
Leivey731/
Leebey731/
Leevaa731/
Leevis731/
Lehevi731/
Leevai731/
Le'avy731/
L'Levy731/
Leuvay731/
Leshvy731/
Leevee731/
Leesby730/
Leabey730/
Levoyd730/
Lievey730/
Lesbey730/
Lesvey730/
Levi6749,003/
Lebe673,564/
Lewe673,487/
Leve673,038/
Lewy671,441/
Levá67851/
Lévy67769/
Levý67767/
Leby67369/
Leebeyd67216/
Livy67207/
Levä67134/
Hlevych6788/
Hlyevyi6761/
Levé6747/
Hleevoi6727/
Leví6714/
Leabeyd676/
Lèvy675/
Lehavyi675/
Leivych673/
Glievoy672/
Leeboyd671/
Leevitt671/
Leibeyd671/
Hlievay671/
Leesuey671/
Leevijt671/
Leeyawa671/

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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 Leevy
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