Leves Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Leves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Argentina511:838,10654,910
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Panama41:978,06412,245
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Leveš (3) & Lèves (1) are calculated separately.

Leves (46) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leveš933/
Lèves931/
Leaves914,052/
Leeves91467/
Leveus9180/
Levesh9118/
Levets9112/
Levies9110/
Leveis9110/
Levest917/
Lieves915/
Lleves914/
Leyves912/
Levess911/
Leives911/
Levese911/
Loeves911/
Leve893,038/
Leaveus831/
Leavhes831/
Leivese830/
Lever8015,064/
Levis8011,922/
Levey805,895/
Levet803,910/
Levie802,036/
Loves801,195/
Levee801,123/
Levec80578/
Leave80539/
Lleve80506/
Laves80440/
Lives80277/
Lewes80273/
Leive80253/
Lieve80228/
Levea80102/
Levez8082/
Leeve8069/
Lebes8068/
Levys8064/
Levei8049/
Löves8011/
Levhe8010/
Leveh8010/
Levée8010/
Leved807/
Leyve805/
Leuve804/
Levex803/
Hleve802/
Leveu801/
Lyves801/
Leaveats770/
Lebese737,944/
Leaver736,725/
Levett735,220/
Lewies732,545/
Leavey731,596/
Leever731,070/
Llaves73640/
Llever73508/
Liebes73334/
Lloves73325/
Liewes73265/
Leewis73238/
Leavis73203/
Lebeis73172/
Laveus73139/
Lebets73136/
Leviez73127/
Lavies73113/
Lewest73108/
Levais73100/
Levise7386/
Leevey7381/
Leviss7377/
Levish7375/
Leewes7372/
Levice7359/
Lebeds7343/
Loveis7339/
Lebeus7333/
Leiwes7330/
Lyvets7328/
Lesver7326/
Levhis7325/
Leesue7324/
Leweis7323/
Hlaves7322/
Lavesh7321/
Levyts7320/
Lovess7319/
Lovies7318/
Levysh7317/
Levois7316/
Livets7314/
Lebess7314/
Leesui7314/
Lövesz7314/
Loewes7310/
Llevet7310/
Lovesh739/
Leevet739/
Leivis737/
Levetz737/
Levist736/
Levays735/
Leyver735/
Leiver734/
Leavee734/
Livesh734/
Livese734/
Loveas733/
Leveer733/
Levios733/
Lebies733/
Lewese733/
Levhed733/
Lowees732/
Leavie732/
Lebest732/
Lawees732/
Liveus732/
Leweus732/
Laveis732/
Ålesve732/
Levijs732/
Lebesh732/
Lovesz732/
Loveus732/
Luives732/
Laives731/
Lovees731/
Livees731/
Leuvis731/
Leveax731/
Lewues731/
Leyvea731/
Leyvey731/
Letver731/
Leivea731/
Leivey731/
Leavea731/
Leevis731/
Glieve731/
Leibes731/
Llevie731/
Love's731/
Leivee731/
Lehväs731/
Leaveh731/
Lavess731/
L'Ives731/
Lesues731/
Leubes731/
Levehe731/
Lewesz731/
Lievie731/
Leveez731/
Leevee731/
Lewess730/
Livest730/
Leavet730/
Leebes730/
Levech730/
Levezz730/
Lievey730/
Livess730/
Leveet730/
Livies730/
Hlebes730/
Lesvey730/
Leverr730/
Leivie730/
Leveshova7110/
Leichveis711/
Levy67224,725/
Levi6749,003/
Lebe673,564/
Lewe673,487/
Live672,116/
Levá67851/
Levý67767/
Levisse67198/
Lievois67167/
Levä67134/
Leavett67102/
Leviche6747/
Levé6747/
Leeshue6736/
Lebesch6718/
Lebetse6718/
Lieverz6717/
Leehuis6716/
Litvets6714/
Lehwess6714/
Leví6714/
Leuvais6714/
Leaviss6711/
Lejsved678/
Loewies677/
Levoyce675/
Hlebets675/
Leveatt674/
Leewish674/
Levisce674/
Lesoues674/
Libeesh673/
Lebesse673/
Lyve672/
Leichveist672/
Léve672/
Leveche671/
Levherz671/
Leweiss671/
Levoise671/
Lehoues671/
Lebeshe671/
L'Lever671/
Leveett671/
Liebeus671/
Leesuey671/
Lebeish671/
Leyvice671/
Liewies671/
Lysvets671/
Leivais670/
Lahieve670/
Leivett670/
Leaveth670/
Leavish670/
Leveich670/
Leivish670/

Leves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leves in the Russian language
Левесleves-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leves
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