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.
Leveque Demographics
Average Leveque Salary in
United States
$46,061 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leveque Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leveque Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leveque has its highest incidence in France. It may also occur in the variant forms: Levêque, Léveque, Levèque, Levéque, Lévêque, Lévèque, Lévéque or Lèvêque. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leveque? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,616th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 332,158 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Leveque live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 77 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Leveque is also the 496,565th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 313 people.
The surname is most common in France, where it is carried by 16,774 people, or 1 in 3,960. In France it is most common in: Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent reside. Barring France this surname is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.
Leveque Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leveque has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Leveque surname expanded 975 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leveque Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leveque last name are 1.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.25% registered with the political 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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