Levant Surname

200,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Suriname

Levant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Levant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,0441:63,6238,708
United States5651:641,52051,556
Russia931:1,549,710104,953
Canada821:449,33638,948
Suriname701:7,8951,936
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Israel181:475,42436,085
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Belarus131:730,85159,297
England111:5,065,278148,650
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Levant (177) may also be a first name.

Levant Last Name Facts

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

Levant (Georgian: ლევანტ, Marathi: लेवंत, Russian: Левант) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Levant? popularity and diffusion

The surname Levant is the 200,920th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,510,379 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Levant live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 685,598th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 177 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 1,044 people, or 1 in 63,623. In France Levant is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 35 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Levant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Levant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Levant surname rose 2,825 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Levant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Levant surname are 0.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Levant earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $47,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.89% more than the national average, earning $70,990 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Levante92866/
Leivant9212/
Leyvant925/
Lievant922/
Levandt921/
Levants921/
Levan9116,673/
Leavanth860/
Levent8313,577/
Levain83753/
Levang83736/
Lavant83331/
Levand83203/
Leivan83113/
Llevan83101/
Levane8394/
Levahn8376/
Leevan8375/
Lievan8361/
Levean8357/
Livant8350/
Levann8332/
Lebant8316/
Levaan8316/
Levayn8310/
Lhevan838/
Letvan835/
Leuvan834/
Levont834/
Leyvan833/
Levanh833/
Lyvant833/
Levanc831/
Levhan831/
Levaun831/
Lovant831/
L'Evan831/
Leavan830/
Levantova804/
Lebante77359/
Lievain77170/
Leiwant7756/
Leveane7739/
Leivent7730/
Leivang7727/
Leevand7716/
Leivann7716/
Laveant7715/
Layvant7714/
Levaine7712/
Leyvand7711/
Levatin7710/
Levahyn7710/
Leevang779/
Leivean774/
Lesvang774/
Levonte772/
Lievand772/
Leivane772/
Livante772/
Leivanh772/
Liewant771/
Levasin771/
Leventt771/
Leisvan771/
Leibant771/
Lavannt771/
Leventh771/
Liebant771/
Llievan771/
Leuwant771/
Levayne771/
Ðlevain771/
Leivand771/
Leavand770/
Levasen770/
Leavean770/
Leban734,771/
Lewan731,927/
Levon731,275/
Livan73747/
Lyvan73480/
Leván7323/
Levam7321/
Levón7318/
Levàn731/
Levanova713,420/
Levanque7142/
Leibante7135/
Levahyna7114/
Levachin716/
Levashyn712/
Levanová711/
Leevasin711/
Lebanthe710/
Levassen710/
Lavand677,034/
Leaban67667/
Lebahn67503/
Lewand67354/
Lewane67319/
Lavent67265/
Litvan67192/
Livent67165/
Lebain67144/
Levend67142/
Leawon67140/
Leyban67115/
Lawant67114/
Leivon67109/
Hleban67107/
Levein6794/
Libant6782/
Livain6763/
Levoun6763/
Leewan6762/
Leabon6744/
Levoin6742/
Levong6741/
Levone6737/
Lawent6734/
Leiban6726/
Lebean6725/
Livang6721/
Lytvan6719/
Livayn6717/
Laivan6716/
Lovent6715/
Livane6714/
Livaan6711/
Livont6711/
Lewank6710/
Livean677/
Lyvang676/
Lejuan676/
Layvan675/
Leevon675/
Leyuan675/
Lebanh674/
Lowent674/
Levandova673/
Lavont673/
Llivan673/
Livand673/
Levontova673/
Liewan673/
Leeban673/
Lehwan673/
Levond672/
Loivan672/
Levaschin672/
Lesuan672/
Lleban672/
Livantova671/
Levuon671/
Lewain671/
Lewann671/
Leivam671/
Leiwan671/
Lewhan671/
Lebont671/
Leveyn671/
Liovan671/
Lovand671/
Lévang671/
L'Evon671/
L'Havaent671/
L'Haveant671/
Levāne671/
Lewgan671/
Liwant671/
Livahn671/
Livanh671/
Liwean671/
Leavon670/
Leawan670/
Lebaun670/
Lebann670/
Levassend670/
Lewean670/
Leband670/
Leibeandt670/

Levant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Levant in the Georgian language
ლევანტlevant-
Levant in the Marathi language
लेवंतlevanta-
Levant in the Russian language
Левантlevant-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Levant
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