Leves Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Leves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 121 | 1:1,769,209 | 57,430 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Leveš (3) & Lèves (1) are calculated separately.
Leves (46) may also be a first name.
Leves Demographics
Average Leves Salary in
United States
$50,286 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leves Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leves (Russian: Левес) is found most frequently in Brazil. It may also occur as: Leveš or Lèves. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leves? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,011,991st most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 29,034,047 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Leves live; 73 percent live in South America and 48 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name globally, held by 46 people.
This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 1,769,209. In Brazil Leves is most common in: São Paulo, where 51 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 16 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 10 percent reside. Not including Brazil Leves is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Leves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leves has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leves last name increased 124 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leves Last Name Statistics demography
Leves earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $50,286 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leves Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leves in the Russian language | ||
| Левес | leves | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leves
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