Levenson Surname

84,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,731 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Levenson Surname Definition:

(English, German) The son of Leofwin (dear, friend), but sometimes the son of little Levi (united).

Levenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9451:91,87810,332
Israel1,2711:6,7331,029
England1381:403,75427,757
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Canada761:484,81041,569
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
France71:9,488,960336,266
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Levenson (139) may also be a first name.

Levenson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) The son of Leofwin (dear, friend), but sometimes the son of little Levi (united).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Levenson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Levenson (Russian: Левенсон) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Levenson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 84,327th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,271,601 people. The surname Levenson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Levenson reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 784,558th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 139 people.

The last name Levenson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,945 people, or 1 in 91,878. In The United States Levenson is mostly concentrated in: California, where 15 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 22 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Levenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Levenson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Levenson last name rose 6,921 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Levenson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Levenson are 38.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.03% being registered with the party.

The amount Levenson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.56% more than the national average, earning R 576,420 per year; in United States they earn 28.48% more than the national average, earning $55,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.89% more than the national average, earning $57,577 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Levenson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Levenson in the Russian language
Левенсонlevenson-

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