Levan Surname
Approximately 16,673 people bear this surname
Levan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 9,890 | 1:9,368 | 264 |
| United States | 5,522 | 1:65,639 | 7,661 |
| France | 341 | 1:194,788 | 30,294 |
| Taiwan | 121 | 1:193,758 | 1,685 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| Russia | 98 | 1:1,470,643 | 101,259 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Ukraine | 37 | 1:1,230,343 | 106,187 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Solomon Islands | 28 | 1:20,715 | 4,044 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Nicaragua | 22 | 1:273,686 | 2,870 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Finland | 17 | 1:323,335 | 23,349 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Georgia | 13 | 1:288,119 | 13,907 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 1:597,509 | 4,667 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,161 | 1:43,255 | 5,029 |
The alternate forms: Leván (23) & Levàn (1) are calculated separately.
Levan (30,669) may also be a first name.
Levan Demographics
Average Levan Salary in
United States
$41,007 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Levan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Levan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Levan (Arabic: يفان, Georgian: ლევან, Hindi: लेवन, Marathi: लेवान, Russian: Леван) is borne by more people in Vietnam than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Leván or Levàn. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Levan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 31,985th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 437,087 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Levan live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Viet-Asia. Levan is also the 27,435th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 30,669 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Vietnam, where it is borne by 9,890 people, or 1 in 9,368. In Vietnam it is most prevalent in: Southeast, where 40 percent reside, North Central, where 17 percent reside and Red River Delta, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Vietnam it occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Levan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Levan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Levan surname increased 476 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 540 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Levan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Levan last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Levan surname are 13.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.94% being registered with the party.
The amount Levan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 24.64% less than the national average, earning $17,109,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.96% less than the national average, earning $41,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.04% more than the national average, earning $61,130 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Levan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Levan in the Georgian language | ||
| ლევან | levan | - |
| Levan in the Hindi language | ||
| लेवन | levana | - |
| Levan in the Marathi language | ||
| लेवान | levana | 50 |
| लेवन | levana | 50 |
| Levan in the Russian language | ||
| Леван | levan | - |
| Levan in the Arabic language | ||
| يفان | yfan | - |
| ليفان | lyfan | - |
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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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- 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 Levan
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