Levante Surname

404,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Levante Surname User-submission:

The Levante surname means 'rising' in Italian.

Levante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5501:111,19418,567
Spain651:719,26231,067
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
France81:8,302,840321,660
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Levante (40) may also be a first name.

Levante Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Levante surname means 'rising' in Italian.

- anastasijas28

Levante Last Name Facts

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

Levante (Russian: Леванте) is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Levante? popularity and diffusion

The surname Levante is the 404,712th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,415,180 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Levante reside; 71 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 64 percent reside in Italic Europe. Levante is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 40 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Italy, where it is borne by 550 people, or 1 in 111,194. In Italy Levante is most numerous in: Apulia, where 41 percent reside, Sicily, where 17 percent reside and Campania, where 11 percent reside. Not including Italy this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 8 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.

Levante Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Levante has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Levante Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Levante surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Levante earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 45.43% more than the national average, earning €43,672 per year; in United States they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $48,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.85% more than the national average, earning $75,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Levantes935/
Levanter933/
Levant922,076/
Levanti861,215/
Lebante86359/
Levente86262/
Levanta86140/
Lavante8624/
Leivant8612/
Leyvant865/
Livante862/
Lievant862/
Levonte862/
Levandt861/
Levants861/
Levantis80845/
Llavante8039/
Leibante8035/
Levantiz805/
Lavhante801/
Leventey801/
Lebanthe800/
Livanter800/
Leavanth800/
Levand77203/
Livant7750/
Lebant7716/
Levont774/
Lyvant773/
Levantova754/
Levanthai752/
Levanthoi751/
Lavhanthe751/
Leventi711,262/
Lavente71830/
Libante71720/
Lavanti7175/
Leiwant7156/
Lebonte7133/
Lebanta7131/
Lavonte7119/
Leevand7116/
Levonti7116/
Layvant7114/
Leyvand7111/
Lewanty7110/
Livanta716/
Lewanta716/
Levänti714/
Lievand712/
Lawante711/
Lebanti711/
Leuwant711/
Leibant711/
Liewant711/
Lovente711/
Lywante711/
Leivand711/
Leavand710/
Limpante67154/
Leibanti67135/
Lajvanti6749/
Leawanti6721/
Leventyi676/
Laventie674/
Lewantay672/
Levontiy672/
Loventie671/
Lebounte671/
Lavontte671/
Lajvanta671/
Levontyi671/
Lebonthe670/
Levounty670/

Levante Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Levante in the Russian language
Левантеlevante-

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