Levec Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Levec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Levec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3611:6,8911,526
Croatia731:57,92610,865
France481:1,383,807136,859
Serbia261:274,80614,599
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Lévec (1) are calculated separately.

Levec Last Name Facts

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

Levec is found most in Slovenia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lévec. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Levec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 552,088th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Levec are found; 80 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Levec is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 6,891. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 61 percent are found, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 17 percent are found and Central Sava, where 6 percent are found. Not including Slovenia this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 13 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Levec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Levec has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Levec last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Levec Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Levec earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.37% more than the national average, earning $70,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lévec931/
Leveck91612/
Levecq91574/
Leviec911/
Levech910/
Levecke83158/
Leaveck8377/
Leveche831/
Leuveck830/
Leveich830/
Leves80251/
Levic80180/
Levek80175/
Levez8082/
Levex803/
Leveš803/
Leveg801/
Lewec801/
Livec800/
Levecque77842/
Levecová7710/
Levetche771/
Leaves734,052/
Levick732,540/
Lebecq73915/
Hlebec73685/
Levich73472/
Leeves73467/
Lebech73266/
Leveke73163/
Leweck73137/
Leviez73127/
Levics7398/
Levych7365/
Levicq7345/
Levesh7318/
Levets7312/
Levesk7310/
Leveis7310/
Lévecq739/
Levetz737/
Lehuec734/
Lleves734/
Levhic732/
Levieg732/
Leyves732/
Lewiec732/
Leveax731/
Leveqe731/
Levhek731/
Leives731/
Lewech731/
Levêke731/
Levesq731/
Levici731/
Leviek731/
Leveez731/
Liveck730/
Leibec730/
Levezz730/
Leevic730/
Lieveg730/
Leveek730/
L'Evecque714/
Leveque6721,940/
Levitch67379/
Levêque67269/
Leibeck67109/
Hlevych6788/
Levicke6748/
Leviche6747/
Lewecke6744/
Leivick6732/
Levytes6731/
Leybeck6723/
Lebesch6718/
Lieverz6717/
Leebeck6711/
Leveske6710/
Levegue678/
Hlebecz678/
Levèque678/
Levéque678/
Leivici677/
Leavick677/
Leviske676/
Lesvich676/
Levique673/
Leivych673/
Leyvich672/
Litveac672/
Levesqe671/
Livecke671/
Levherz671/
Lesweck671/
Leavhes671/
Leavict671/
Lebeich671/
Lehbeck671/
Leibech671/
Levigue671/
Lebeccq671/
Lebequc671/
Lebetch671/
Lewieck671/
Leevick670/
Leabeck670/
Leabech670/
Livetch670/
Leivich670/
Leavich670/
Lleivic670/
Levisci670/
Leewick670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Levec
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