Leven Surname
Approximately 5,780 people bear this surname
Leven Surname Definition:
Local. Perhaps from Leven in Scoonie parish, Fife. There is another Leven in Innerkip parish, Renfrewshire.
Leven Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,069 | 1:38,910 | 5,152 |
| United States | 1,138 | 1:318,505 | 29,071 |
| Russia | 773 | 1:186,446 | 20,798 |
| France | 469 | 1:141,626 | 21,818 |
| Indonesia | 333 | 1:397,145 | 33,722 |
| Australia | 187 | 1:144,362 | 15,419 |
| Scotland | 121 | 1:44,246 | 4,001 |
| Netherlands | 91 | 1:185,573 | 26,340 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| Luxembourg | 46 | 1:12,620 | 2,379 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| Kazakhstan | 35 | 1:505,214 | 37,000 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1:1,625,811 | 125,303 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 96 | 1:38,992 | 2,998 |
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 130 | 1:386,298 | 28,876 |
The alternate forms: Levén (361), Léven (1) & Levèn (1) are calculated separately.
Leven (1,147) may also be a first name.
Leven Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local. Perhaps from Leven in Scoonie parish, Fife. There is another Leven in Innerkip parish, Renfrewshire.
(Celtic) belonging to Leven (Fife), named from the river Leven; or Dweller by the R. Leven. [This Scot. and English water- name has its origin (acc. to the ethnology of the district) in (1) the early form of Welsh llefn, llyfn, (f as v), smooth, placid; (2) Gaelic leamhan (mh as v), elm-tree(s]
A town in Fifeshire.
Local. A river in Lancashire, England, also a town, lake, and river in Lennox, Scotland, whence the county derives its name. (See Lennox.) From the Welsh Llyfn, smooth, placid—the smooth river. The Gaelic Liomhaabhainn, pronounced Le—avon, signifies the same thing.
Leven Demographics
Average Male Leven Height
177.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Leven Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leven Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leven (Oriya: େଲେଭନ୍, Russian: Левен) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Levén, Léven or Levèn. Click here to see other possible spellings of Leven.
How Common Is The Last Name Leven? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leven is the 83,706th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,260,821 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Leven live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 234,992nd most frequently held given name globally It is held by 1,147 people.
The last name Leven is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 2,069 people, or 1 in 38,910. In Germany Leven is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent live, Berlin, where 5 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Not including Germany this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.
Leven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leven surname grew 875 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leven Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Leven surname are 4.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.71% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Leven earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.84% less than the national average, earning 235,883 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.56% more than the national average, earning R 355,404 per year; in United States they earn 16.65% more than the national average, earning $50,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.79% more than the national average, earning $62,994 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leven Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leven in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲେଭନ୍ | elebhan | - |
| Leven in the Russian language | ||
| Левен | leven | - |
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