Levay Surname

218,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Levay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Levay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7781:465,88639,683
Israel4131:20,7213,084
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Belarus591:161,03521,792
Czechia541:196,91628,617
Austria481:177,40522,887
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Hungary421:233,72118,989
France411:1,620,066149,911
Australia401:674,89346,030
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
England291:1,921,31276,208
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Sweden231:428,12030,474
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Scotland81:669,22723,443
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Lévay (637) are calculated separately.

Levay (55) may also be a first name.

Levay Last Name Facts

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

Levay (Russian: Левай) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Lévay. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Levay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 218,820th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,895,000 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Levay reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Levay is also the 1,336,256th most frequent first name globally, borne by 55 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 778 people, or 1 in 465,886. In The United States Levay is primarily found in: Florida, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Levay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Levay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 5,187 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 363 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Levay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Levay surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Levay surname are 17.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Levay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.9% less than the national average, earning R 21,636 per year; in United States they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $47,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning $48,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lévay93637/
Levaya91739/
Levayo9165/
Levaye9161/
Leavay9113/
Levays915/
Leyvay912/
Leuvay911/
Levy89224,725/
Leva8915,656/
Leuvayo833/
Levayes832/
Hlievay831/
Leuvaye831/
Leiva80245,541/
Leyva80215,217/
Levey805,895/
Leuva805,858/
Leavy805,643/
Lleva802,315/
Levai801,609/
Levoy80919/
Levyy80877/
Lieva80859/
Levas80511/
Loeva80442/
Levyt80406/
Lebay80289/
Levah80259/
Laeva80234/
Levat80221/
Lavay80194/
Leway80182/
Lovay80180/
Levau80164/
Levad80132/
Levyi80127/
Leevy80117/
Levea80102/
Livay8077/
Leeva8067/
Levoa8065/
Levys8064/
Levaj8052/
Leviy8051/
Leivy8045/
Levae8043/
Levye8040/
Hleva8030/
Leava8013/
Levaa8011/
Leaby809/
Levaï808/
Levéy805/
Lesva803/
Levha803/
Llevy802/
Levyo802/
Levyz802/
Lesvy802/
Levaz802/
Levuy802/
Lehva802/
Letva801/
Leíva801/
Hlevy801/
Levyh801/
Levhy800/
Levayová7760/
Glievaya774/
Levayova772/
Leivas733,599/
Leavey731,596/
Levaux731,326/
Leyvas73764/
Leeway73461/
Levoye73424/
Levash73370/
Leavai73318/
Leavoy73213/
Llevat73201/
Leaway73170/
Lebayo73165/
Lebahy73148/
Lesbay73128/
Livayo73105/
Levais73100/
Leevey7381/
Hlavay7381/
Lebaye7378/
Lavaya7371/
Levoyo7366/
Levych7365/
Litvay7362/
Levatt7355/
Lavaye7354/
Levaia7344/
Levaja7341/
Lesvas7337/
Leuvau7336/
Lavayo7334/
Hleeva7332/
Levach7330/
Lievaj7328/
Levija7326/
Leivoy7326/
Laevey7323/
Lieway7323/
Livaya7322/
Leivaz7321/
Lebaya7321/
Leuvai7320/
Levyts7320/
Lewaya7318/
Levast7317/
Levysh7317/
Leuvah7317/
Leivat7316/
Lyaeva7315/
Leivah7314/
Leiway7314/
Leivai7313/
Letvad7311/
Leuvoy7310/
Livayi7310/
Levaas739/
Llieva738/
Leveia738/
Levasz738/
Glieva737/
Levaji737/
Leveye736/
Leyvaa735/
Laevai735/
Lewaye735/
Liaeva734/
Lebayi734/
Levaud733/
Hleiva733/
Levass733/
Levoya732/
Hloeva732/
Leebay732/
Laivay732/
Levaai732/
Lebayu732/
Lehuay732/
Leivaa732/
Lleyva732/
Livaye732/
Llevas732/
Levuyo732/
Lovaya731/
Levatz731/
Leveah731/
Leyvai731/
Leyvea731/
Leyvey731/
Leivea731/
Leivey731/
Leabyd731/
Leavas731/
Leavea731/
Leevaa731/
Hlieva731/
Lehway731/
Loeway731/
Leevai731/
Layvay731/
Leevoy731/
L'Levy731/
Lieyva731/
Leva'a731/
Levaah731/
Levaić731/
Lempay731/
Leviye731/
Leavoa731/
Leshvy731/
Leubay731/
Leasby730/
Leabey730/
Leviya730/
Levoyd730/
Levaus730/
Leavye730/
Lievey730/
Levait730/
Lesvey730/
Laeway730/
Leanpy730/
Levi6749,003/
Lewa6716,177/
Lava6710,873/
Leba6710,586/
Liva676,008/
Leve673,038/
Lewy671,441/
Levaggi67908/
Levá67851/
Lévy67769/
Levý67767/
Leby67369/
Lawy67326/
Lyva67300/
Levault67258/
Livy67207/
Levä67134/
Hlevych6788/
Levoyet6758/
Leewaye6756/
Levaast6752/
Levé6747/
Líva6744/
Hlebayi6722/
Hliebay6721/
Littvay6721/
Loheeva6718/
Leivoja6716/
Léva6715/
Leví6714/
Lövy6714/
Lesbaya679/
Leabeyd676/
Hlewayo676/
Leuvaai676/
Levagge676/
Lèvy675/
Hleevyi675/
Leveatt674/
Lithvay674/
Lesbahy674/
Leviyah673/
Leuvaji673/
Leivych673/
Glievoy672/
Leeviya672/
Levaova671/
Lesvaux671/
Leawaye671/
Lebayad671/
Lievajo671/
Leuvaij671/
Lesbaye671/
Leviyat671/
Levoyes671/
Lewayou671/
D'Leiva671/
Lhewayo671/
Laheeva671/
Leivais670/
Levaitt670/
Leavaih670/
Leavaus670/
Leveyez670/
Leshway670/
Leavash670/

Levay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Levay in the Russian language
Левайlevaj-

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