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 Leven Salary in
United States
$50,332 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Levén, Léven or Levèn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leven? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 83,706th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,260,821 people. This last name 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 first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,147 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,069 people, or 1 in 38,910. In Germany Leven is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent are found, Berlin, where 5 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.
Leven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leven has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 875 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leven Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Leven are 4.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.71% being registered to vote for the 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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