Leventhal Surname

119,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Leventhal Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from Old German Löwe + Thal, meaning 'lion valley'; or deriving from the Ashkenazi prefix Lev-, as in the descendants of Levi.

Leventhal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1581:114,77512,403
Israel3831:22,3443,302
England1131:493,08031,588
Australia511:529,32739,816
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
France51:13,284,544357,392
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Leventhal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from Old German Löwe + Thal, meaning 'lion valley'; or deriving from the Ashkenazi prefix Lev-, as in the descendants of Levi.

- Michael Levental

Leventhal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leventhal is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leventhal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 119,733rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,899,777 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Leventhal reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,158 people, or 1 in 114,775. In The United States Leventhal is primarily found in: New York, where 24 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 10 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Leventhal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leventhal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leventhal surname expanded 7,702 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,614 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leventhal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Leventhal surname is principally Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Leventhal are 42.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Leventhal earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 14.03% less than the national average, earning R 204,288 per year; in United States they earn 38.41% more than the national average, earning $59,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.7% more than the national average, earning $70,403 CAD per year.

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