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Where Does The Last Name Leve Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Leve (Georgian: ლევე, Hindi: लेवे, Marathi: लेवे, Russian: Леве) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Levé or Léve. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leve? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Leve is the 146,026^th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,398,797 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Leve live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 265,766^th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 927 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,217 people, or 1 in 44,517. In South Africa Leve is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent live, Western Cape, where 17 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent live.

Leve Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Leve has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 786 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leve Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leve last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52% being registered with the party.

The amount Leve earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.98% less than the national average, earning R 111,732 per year; in United States they earn 27.3% more than the national average, earning $54,930 USD per year and in Canada they earn 68.61% more than the national average, earning $83,770 CAD per year.