Levey Surname

82,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Levey Surname Definition:

(Hebrew) Joined [Hebrew Léví, from the root-verb láváh, to be joined]

Levey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3481:108,26111,842
England8771:63,5337,443
Australia6051:44,6215,621
South Africa4231:128,08015,034
Canada2061:178,86217,839
France981:677,78386,620
Ireland941:50,0953,633
Scotland691:77,5925,787
Wales371:83,6366,963
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Costa Rica251:191,2032,498
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China41:341,830,39216,990
Panama41:978,06412,245
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Grenada11:108,5351,793
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland631:70,3155,170
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3841:63,4787,342
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4311:116,51711,457

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Lewin.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Hebrew) Descendant of Levi (united).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

This personal name seems to be the common source of Levy, Levey, Levison, Leeves, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Levéy935/
Leavey911,596/
Leevey9181/
Laevey9123/
Leveye916/
Leyvey911/
Leivey911/
Lievey910/
Lesvey910/
Levy89224,725/
Leve893,038/
Leveyez830/
Lever8015,064/
Leavy805,643/
Levet803,910/
Levie802,036/
Lovey801,938/
Levay801,871/
Lavey801,607/
Levee801,123/
Lewey801,032/
Levoy80919/
Levyy80877/
Loeve80752/
Leave80539/
Lleve80506/
Lebey80416/
Levyt80406/
Leive80253/
Leves80251/
Lieve80228/
Levyi80127/
Livey80126/
Leevy80117/
Lövey80113/
Levea80102/
Levez8082/
Leeve8069/
Levys8064/
Leviy8051/
Levei8049/
Levoe8047/
Leivy8045/
Levae8043/
Levye8040/
Leeby8037/
Levhe8010/
Laeve8010/
Leveh8010/
Levée8010/
Leved807/
Leyve805/
Leuve804/
Leveš803/
Llevy802/
Levyo802/
Levyz802/
Lesvy802/
Hleve802/
Levuy802/
Leveu801/
Hlevy801/
Levyh801/
Lyvey800/
Levhy800/
Levue800/
Leaver736,725/
Levett735,220/
Leaves734,052/
Lebeya731,405/
Leever731,070/
Levaya73739/
Llever73508/
Leeves73467/
Leeway73461/
Levoye73424/
Lehuey73253/
Leavoy73213/
Liveya73134/
Leveus7380/
Levoyo7366/
Levayo7365/
Levych7365/
Lavhey7362/
Levaye7361/
Lebeyd7347/
Leveux7347/
Levoie7330/
Lesver7326/
Leivoy7326/
Laveya7320/
Levyts7320/
Levesh7318/
Levysh7317/
Leavay7313/
Levets7312/
Layvey7312/
Liveye7312/
Leuvoy7310/
Leeboy7310/
Leveis7310/
Llevet7310/
Leweya739/
Leevet739/
Leveia738/
Levetz737/
Levest737/
Lisvey736/
Levays735/
Leyver735/
Laweey735/
Leweye735/
Leiver734/
Leavee734/
Lleves734/
Lesuey733/
Leveer733/
Lebeyo733/
Levhed733/
Levoya732/
Leyvay732/
Leibey732/
Leyves732/
Leavie732/
Leebay732/
Ålesve732/
Leheby732/
Lebeye732/
Levuyo732/
Loewey731/
Liveiy731/
Libeey731/
Liebey731/
Leveah731/
Levess731/
Leyvea731/
Letver731/
Leivea731/
Leavea731/
Leebey731/
Laveye731/
Glieve731/
Leives731/
Loevei731/
Llevie731/
Loveyi731/
Leivee731/
Leevoy731/
Leaveh731/
Lavehy731/
L'Levy731/
Leuvay731/
Leviye731/
Levehe731/
Leveie731/
Leveue731/
Lebeyu731/
Loveya731/
Loveyo731/
Lievie731/
Leshvy731/
Leveez731/
Leevee731/
Leesby730/
Leabey730/
Leviya730/
Levoyd730/
Leavet730/
Levech730/
Leavye730/
Levezz730/
Leveet730/
Livgey730/
Lesbey730/
Loweey730/
Laevie730/
Leverr730/
Levhoe730/
Leivie730/
Love67167,351/
Levi6749,003/
Leva6715,656/
Lebe673,564/
Lewe673,487/
Live672,116/
Lave672,102/
Lewy671,441/
Levá67851/
Lévy67769/
Levý67767/
Hlebeya67499/
Leby67369/
Leebeyd67216/
Livy67207/
Levä67134/
Löve67115/
Leavett67102/
Hlevych6788/
Levoyet6758/
Leewaye6756/
Levé6747/
Leví6714/
Lövy6714/
Lejsved678/
Leabeyd676/
Levagge676/
Lèvy675/
Hleevyi675/
Leveatt674/
Lebeyed674/
Hlaveya674/
Leviyah673/
Leuvayo673/
Leivych673/
Glievoy672/
Lyve672/
Levayes672/
Léve672/
Leeviya672/
Hlebeye672/
Leaveus671/
Leavhes671/
Lebeihy671/
Leeboyd671/
Leibeyd671/
Hlievay671/
Lebeyee671/
Lebeyah671/
L'Lever671/
Leuvaye671/
Leviyat671/
Levoyes671/
Leveett671/
D'Lavey671/
Leesuey671/
Hlebeyo671/
Lahieve670/
Leivett670/
Leaveth670/
Lovejiy670/
Leveich670/

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