Levev Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Levev Surname User-submission:

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of Lev ('lion').

Levev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Levev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of Lev ('lion').

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Levev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Levev (Russian: Левьев) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Levev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Levev is the 2,944,094th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Levev live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 66 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Levev is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 3,695,463. In Russia it is most numerous in: Saratov Oblast, where 38 percent live, Primorsky Krai, where 33 percent live and Chuvash Republic, where 18 percent live. Besides Russia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Levev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Levev surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 33.33% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leviev91520/
Levaev9196/
Levoev9130/
Leveev9124/
Leveva9110/
Levhev911/
Letveev832/
Levov80283/
Levav8023/
Lebev809/
Lovev805/
Livev803/
Lavev802/
Leviv801/
Levew800/
Leveuf73119/
Levipe7314/
Levhov7313/
Lebeva7313/
Leviov7312/
Lebiev736/
Loveav735/
Livetv735/
Lebeev734/
Liveva733/
Leubev733/
Levief731/
Levieff678/
Leuvaiv677/

Levev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Levev in the Russian language
Левьевlevev-

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