Levey Surname
Approximately 5,895 people bear this surname
Levey Surname Definition:
(Hebrew) Joined [Hebrew Léví, from the root-verb láváh, to be joined]
Levey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,348 | 1:108,261 | 11,842 |
| England | 877 | 1:63,533 | 7,443 |
| Australia | 605 | 1:44,621 | 5,621 |
| South Africa | 423 | 1:128,080 | 15,034 |
| Canada | 206 | 1:178,862 | 17,839 |
| France | 98 | 1:677,783 | 86,620 |
| Ireland | 94 | 1:50,095 | 3,633 |
| Scotland | 69 | 1:77,592 | 5,787 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Costa Rica | 25 | 1:191,203 | 2,498 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 63 | 1:70,315 | 5,170 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 384 | 1:63,478 | 7,342 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 431 | 1:116,517 | 11,457 |
The alternate forms: Levéy (5) are calculated separately.
Levey (257) may also be a first name.
Levey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Hebrew) Joined [Hebrew Léví, from the root-verb láváh, to be joined]
See Lewin.
(Hebrew) Descendant of Levi (united).
This personal name seems to be the common source of Levy, Levey, Levison, Leeves, &c.
Levey Demographics
Average Levey Salary in
United States
$56,066 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Levey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Levey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Levey is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Levéy. Click here to see other possible spellings of Levey.
How Common Is The Last Name Levey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 82,247th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,236,225 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Levey live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Levey is also the 555,528th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 257 people.
The surname Levey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,348 people, or 1 in 108,261. In The United States Levey is most prevalent in: California, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and New Jersey, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Levey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Levey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Levey surname expanded 777 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 149 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 863 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Levey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Levey last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Levey last name are 36.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.17% being registered with the party.
The amount Levey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 102.55% more than the national average, earning R 481,332 per year; in United States they earn 29.94% more than the national average, earning $56,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $54,252 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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