Leveque Surname
Approximately 21,940 people bear this surname
Leveque Surname Definition:
French "the Bishop." See Ecclesiastical Surnames.
Leveque Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 16,774 | 1:3,960 | 301 |
| United States | 1,939 | 1:186,931 | 18,583 |
| Belgium | 622 | 1:18,483 | 2,836 |
| Canada | 587 | 1:62,769 | 7,346 |
| Haiti | 340 | 1:31,423 | 2,231 |
| Mauritius | 310 | 1:4,172 | 817 |
| Italy | 251 | 1:243,652 | 33,025 |
| New Caledonia | 192 | 1:1,439 | 76 |
| Argentina | 175 | 1:244,248 | 19,837 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Australia | 115 | 1:234,745 | 22,001 |
| Spain | 84 | 1:556,572 | 26,793 |
| Chile | 82 | 1:214,835 | 6,713 |
| French Polynesia | 43 | 1:6,530 | 1,442 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Brazil | 34 | 1:6,296,304 | 151,940 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 17 | 1:376 | 95 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
The alternate forms: Levêque (269), Léveque (11), Levèque (8), Levéque (8), Lévêque (444), Lévèque (33), Lévéque (3) & Lèvêque (1) are calculated separately.
Leveque (313) may also be a first name.
Leveque Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
French "the Bishop." See Ecclesiastical Surnames.
(French.) A bishop.
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Leveque Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leveque Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leveque is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Levêque, Léveque, Levèque, Levéque, Lévêque, Lévèque, Lévéque or Lèvêque. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leveque? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,616th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 332,158 people. Leveque occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Leveque live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 496,565th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 313 people.
This surname is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 16,774 people, or 1 in 3,960. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 19 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent live. Excluding France it occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.
Leveque Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leveque has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 975 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leveque Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Leveque surname are 1.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.25% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Leveque earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 7.97% less than the national average, earning €27,637 per year; in Norway they earn 98.84% more than the national average, earning 688,150 kr per year; in Peru they earn 1120.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 236,498 per year; in United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.07% less than the national average, earning $46,665 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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