Leva Surname
Approximately 15,656 people bear this surname
Leva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3,631 | 1:16,843 | 2,872 |
| India | 1,398 | 1:548,688 | 27,026 |
| Russia | 1,291 | 1:111,637 | 13,526 |
| United States | 1,194 | 1:303,567 | 27,933 |
| Peru | 1,075 | 1:29,567 | 3,047 |
| Nigeria | 1,009 | 1:175,563 | 10,839 |
| Ukraine | 715 | 1:63,668 | 9,164 |
| Vietnam | 598 | 1:154,927 | 869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 541 | 1:15,072 | 1,459 |
| Spain | 521 | 1:89,735 | 7,546 |
| Argentina | 515 | 1:82,997 | 7,015 |
| France | 507 | 1:131,011 | 20,020 |
| Slovenia | 295 | 1:8,433 | 1,917 |
| Romania | 281 | 1:71,451 | 8,538 |
| Brazil | 275 | 1:778,452 | 28,292 |
| Moldova | 266 | 1:13,389 | 2,297 |
| Germany | 192 | 1:419,299 | 38,092 |
| Philippines | 152 | 1:666,041 | 69,183 |
| Canada | 141 | 1:261,316 | 24,674 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Honduras | 120 | 1:73,470 | 1,482 |
| Venezuela | 88 | 1:343,228 | 7,518 |
| Belgium | 82 | 1:140,203 | 20,001 |
| Mexico | 78 | 1:1,591,362 | 16,746 |
| Switzerland | 72 | 1:114,068 | 11,784 |
| Finland | 47 | 1:116,951 | 11,447 |
| Solomon Islands | 38 | 1:15,264 | 2,918 |
| Chile | 35 | 1:503,328 | 12,866 |
| Turkey | 29 | 1:2,683,497 | 81,313 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Albania | 22 | 1:132,457 | 11,174 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Colombia | 22 | 1:2,171,549 | 12,645 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
The alternate forms: Levá (851), Levå (19) & Léva (15) are calculated separately.
Leva (7,831) may also be a first name.
Leva Demographics
Leva Political Affiliation
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Leva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leva (Arabic: ليفا, Georgian: ლევა, Hindi: लेवा, Marathi: लेवा, Russian: Лева) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Levá, Levå or Léva. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leva? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 33,909th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 465,479 people. Leva is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Leva reside; 27 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 23 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 72,121st most numerous first name internationally, borne by 7,831 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Italy, where it is carried by 3,631 people, or 1 in 16,843. In Italy Leva is most numerous in: Lombardy, where 35 percent live, Lazio, where 15 percent live and Piedmont, where 14 percent live. Not including Italy Leva occurs in 83 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.
Leva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leva has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leva last name increased 2,059 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leva Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Leva surname are 8.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.79% registered with the political party.
The amount Leva earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 33.64% less than the national average, earning €19,927 per year; in Peru they earn 27.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,094 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.99% less than the national average, earning $15,439,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $45,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.06% more than the national average, earning $57,664 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leva in the Georgian language | ||
| ლევა | leva | - |
| Leva in the Hindi language | ||
| लेवा | leva | - |
| Leva in the Marathi language | ||
| लेवा | leva | - |
| Leva in the Russian language | ||
| Лева | leva | - |
| Leva in the Arabic language | ||
| ليفا | lyfa | - |
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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
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- 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 Leva
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