Leuven Surname

642,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leuven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leuven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3041:55,5509,543
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Israel111:777,96750,646
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Leuven (57) may also be a first name.

Leuven Last Name Facts

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

Leuven (Arabic: يوفين, Russian: Леувен) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Leuven.

How Common Is The Last Name Leuven? popularity and diffusion

It is the 642,034th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,407,074 people. The last name Leuven is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Leuven are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Leuven is also the 1,308,380th most common first name internationally, held by 57 people.

Leuven is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 304 people, or 1 in 55,550. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 45 percent reside, Limburg, where 12 percent reside and South Holland, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Belgium, where 9 percent reside.

Leuven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leuven has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leuven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leuven surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

The amount Leuven earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.23% more than the national average, earning $56,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $50,140 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leven915,780/
Luven91113/
Levent8313,577/
Levene833,346/
Levien831,615/
Lieven831,369/
Louven83629/
Loeven83603/
Lesven83387/
Laeven83385/
Leveen83213/
Leaven83172/
Levend83142/
Lauven83140/
Luvene83131/
Luyven83126/
Levein8394/
Levenq8375/
Levean8357/
Letven8334/
Lusven8330/
Leeven8328/
Leiven839/
Luvean836/
Leuvin833/
Leveng832/
Lueven832/
Leyven832/
Levoen832/
Levenc832/
Levesn832/
Leveyn831/
Luvend831/
Lyuven831/
Levenn831/
Levhen831/
Levenk830/
Luvent830/
Hleven830/
Levisen77404/
Leviten7797/
Levesen7781/
Leavene7741/
Leveane7739/
Levetin7737/
Leivent7730/
Louvent7726/
Levenne7723/
Lauveng7723/
Leveine7712/
Leveene778/
Leivean774/
Levienė774/
Leeveen772/
Luvheng772/
Levegne771/
Levenng771/
Leventt771/
Levienn771/
Leevene771/
Leventh771/
Lyuvien771/
Leivein771/
Leivien771/
Lauvien771/
Leuvoin771/
Luthven771/
Lehaven770/
Leauwen770/
Leveyne770/
Leuving770/
Leveing770/
Leavean770/
Leavien770/
Levesin770/
Levin7372,748/
Levyn732,610/
Laven732,332/
Loven732,032/
Liven73394/
Levén73361/
Luvin73138/
Lyven7375/
Löven7339/
Levín737/
Luvín731/
Léven731/
Lóven731/
Levèn731/
Levem730/
Levenova7196/
Levechin7118/
Levengue715/
Levenque712/
Lessuene712/
Leivienė712/
Lechuene712/
Levissen711/
Leivienn710/
Levesing710/
Luveinne710/
Leaveing710/
Levine6761,881/
Levina6730,291/
Levyna672,737/
Lievin672,088/
Lyevin671,178/
Llaven671,138/
Levain67753/
Lauwen67444/
Lavene67357/
Lavent67265/
Louvem67263/
Letvin67262/
Louvin67220/
Lubene67180/
Livent67165/
Leving67156/
Levinh67137/
Lauvin6792/
Lewein6785/
Lovein6780/
Luvina6774/
Loween6772/
Levink6771/
Laveen6765/
Litven6764/
Livene6764/
Levihn6760/
Lavien6757/
Luvine6756/
Loveng6754/
Lavean6749/
Levoin6742/
Lavenn6741/
Lebuin6741/
Lohven6734/
Luowen6732/
Levinn6731/
Liveng6730/
Lovean6727/
Lewene6726/
Lebean6725/
Levyne6724/
Lotven6721/
Levion6720/
Laiven6720/
Latven6718/
Levijn6715/
Lovent6715/
Leevin6714/
Levint6713/
Leavin6712/
Lebhen6712/
Levyon6711/
Leivyn6711/
Leyvin6710/
Levayn6710/
Lovend679/
Loevin679/
Loveen679/
Letvyn679/
Lyoven678/
Lyuvin678/
Levind678/
Livean677/
Lavend677/
Luving677/
Lovene677/
Lutvin676/
Livien675/
Luvion674/
Luwene674/
Lesvin673/
Livein673/
Lavein673/
Lavgen673/
Llevin673/
Lihven673/
Luhvyn673/
Le'vin672/
Looven672/
Livend672/
Levhin671/
Levitn671/
Luvain671/
Lovenn671/
Liveen671/
Levynh671/
Lhoven671/
Laevin671/
Lasven671/
Lavaen671/
Leivin671/
Lebein671/
Loiven671/
Liuivienė671/
Lloven671/
Luevin671/
Lovien671/
Lõvend671/
Laaven671/
Levinė671/
Laveng671/
Luovem671/
Lytven671/
Leyvyn671/
Leveingne670/
Lewean670/
Lavejn670/

Leuven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leuven in the Russian language
Леувенleuven-
Leuven in the Arabic language
يوفينywfyn-

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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 Leuven
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