Levi Surname

11,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

Levi Surname Definition:

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

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Levi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,2291:35,4344,425
Nigeria7,5741:23,3882,056
Mozambique6,1801:4,4111,010
Papua New Guinea2,8571:2,854122
Chad2,4071:5,647842
Italy2,0881:29,2905,241
France1,6631:39,9424,989
Malawi1,1761:14,5572,276
Argentina9011:47,4404,004
Bulgaria8631:8,087965
Samoa8121:23937
DR Congo7521:98,24411,070
Russia7351:196,08621,679
Turkey6981:111,4929,459
Canada6731:54,7486,504
England6201:89,8689,701
Australia6051:44,6215,621
Indonesia5811:227,62321,160
Brazil5731:373,60314,262
Tanzania5671:93,3719,318
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Chile4111:42,8622,060
Thailand3911:180,66129,495
Namibia3511:6,8641,342
Kenya2941:157,07412,406
Iran2811:273,24720,009
Liberia2361:18,6801,899
South Africa2251:240,79024,675
Germany2211:364,27834,837
Netherlands1771:95,40815,599
India1741:4,408,422115,606
Peru1731:183,7238,846
Japan1571:814,29518,255
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Zimbabwe1441:107,21014,835
Portugal1421:73,3683,778
Israel1391:61,5667,798
Greece1331:83,30714,080
Mexico1331:933,28012,647
Switzerland1271:64,6697,915
New Zealand1251:36,2276,204
Solomon Islands1171:4,958659
Serbia1001:71,4496,362
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Spain771:607,16928,212
Wales691:44,8484,288
Sweden651:151,48910,616
Jamaica641:44,8432,739
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Venezuela581:520,7609,798
American Samoa471:1,186177
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Latvia461:44,5666,776
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Uruguay451:76,2617,891
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
Paraguay281:258,4554,403
Guyana271:28,2303,128
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Ecuador251:636,23411,898
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Belarus241:395,87740,412
China231:59,448,7643,236
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Marshall Islands221:2,356552
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Nicaragua161:376,3183,295
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
Panama141:279,4476,847
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Norway121:428,52437,411
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Albania101:291,40615,585
Finland101:549,67032,186
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Niue11:1,614145
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6551:37,2144,818
Wales391:40,2162,129
Scotland261:143,9706,132
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9911:12,5831,625

The alternate forms: Lévi (68) & Leví (14) are calculated separately.

Levi (171,618) may also be a first name.

Levi 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

(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

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the name, Levi, from the biblical third son of Jacob and Leah, and possibly means 'joined' or 'attached' in Hebrew. The tribe of Levite was the priestly tribe of the twelve biblical tribes of the Israelites.

- jlorant16

Levi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Levi (Georgian: ლევი, Hindi: लेवी, Marathi: लेवी, Russian: Леви) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Lévi or Leví. Click here for further potential spellings of Levi.

How Common Is The Last Name Levi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Levi is the 11,467th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 148,716 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 42 percent of Levi are found; 22 percent are found in North America and 22 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 6,121st most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 171,618 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 10,229 people, or 1 in 35,434. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Levi exists in 145 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Mozambique, where 13 percent reside.

Levi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Levi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Levi surname rose 256 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 19 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Levi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Levi last name is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (59%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (98%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Levi surname are 0.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Levi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 108.46% more than the national average, earning €62,600 per year; in Norway they earn 29.2% less than the national average, earning 245,020 kr per year; in Peru they earn 57% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,434 per year; in South Africa they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning R 250,032 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.41% less than the national average, earning $18,296,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $46,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.08% more than the national average, earning $56,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lévi9268/
Leví9214/
Levis8911,922/
Levit893,413/
Levie892,036/
Levai891,609/
Levio891,594/
Leevi89684/
Lievi89131/
Levyi89127/
Leyvi8969/
Levoi8969/
Leivi8960/
Levid8956/
Leviy8951/
Levij8949/
Levei8949/
Leviz8942/
Llevi8935/
Leavi8932/
Levhi8915/
Laevi8912/
Loevi8910/
Levih897/
Levii894/
Levui893/
Lehvi893/
Levgi891/
Lesvi890/
Levitt8014,099/
Levich80472/
Leavai80318/
Leavis80203/
Levais80100/
Levoit8088/
Leviss8077/
Levish8075/
Levaia8044/
Levhis8025/
Leevit8024/
Leuvai8020/
Leavit8018/
Levois8016/
Leivai8013/
Leveis8010/
Leivoi809/
Leivis807/
Levist806/
Leivit805/
Laevai805/
Leavie802/
Levaai802/
Levijs802/
Levoid801/
Leyvai801/
Leevis801/
Lehevi801/
Leevai801/
Loevei801/
Llevie801/
Levaić801/
Lievie801/
Leyvid801/
Hlevoi801/
Letvit800/
Levait800/
Laevie800/
Leivie800/
Levy75224,725/
Livi755,958/
Lavi754,449/
Lewi753,483/
Lebi753,193/
Leve753,038/
Lovi752,501/
Levá75851/
Levý75767/
Levä75134/
Lõvi7550/
Levé7547/
Lívi752/
Lövi752/
Ljvi751/
Leavitt7320,355/
Levaggi73908/
Hleevoi7327/
Leaviss7311/
Leuvaai736/
Lesvich736/
Hleevyi735/
Leavipp733/
Leyvich732/
Leevitt731/
Leuvaij731/
Leevijt731/
Leivais730/
Leivitt730/
Levaitt730/
Leavish730/
Leivich730/
Lesvitt730/
Leavaih730/
Leavich730/
Leveich730/
Leivish730/
Leiva67245,541/
Leyva67215,217/
Lever6715,064/
Lévai679,511/
Lavie675,952/
Levey675,895/
Leavy675,643/
Leiba674,093/
Levet673,910/
Livio673,546/
Leiby672,157/
Levay671,871/
Lovie671,250/
Levee671,123/
Livai671,019/
Lawei671,009/
Lebid67993/
Levoy67919/
Lövei67911/
Levyy67877/
Loeve67752/
Llivi67717/
Leboi67698/
Lebih67613/
Leibe67597/
Liebi67545/
Leave67539/
Lleve67506/
Lavai67454/
Lovoi67454/
Lavoi67424/
Livie67406/
Levyt67406/
Livoi67402/
Lebis67371/
Lebai67342/
Lewie67312/
Liwei67302/
Lyvyi67271/
Lebit67269/
Livis67254/
Leive67253/
Leves67251/
Lieve67228/
Lovai67209/
Lebič67170/
Lebii67167/
Leevy67117/
Loewi67109/
Livid67109/
Lebie67103/
Levea67102/
Lewai6796/
Levaiová6793/
Livit6789/
Lebić6789/
Lempi6786/
Laivi6784/
Lowei6783/
Levez6782/
Libei6780/
Lovei6776/
Leiwe6770/
Leeve6769/
Leeva6767/
Levoa6765/
Hlavi6765/
Levys6764/
Lebhi6758/
Lebei6757/
Lebio6753/
Liviz6753/
Levaj6752/
Lebiš6752/
Lewei6749/
Lesui6745/
Leivy6745/
Leawi6742/
Lavei6739/
Lévis6736/
Lewih6734/
Lavui6731/
Leibi6730/
Leabi6729/
Lehvä6728/
Livei6727/
Lebui6724/
Laavi6718/
Leebi6714/
Leiwy6714/
Liviy6713/
Leava6713/
Liavi6713/
Lovui6712/
Levaa6711/
Levhe6710/
Laeve6710/
Leveh6710/
Levée6710/
Livhi679/
Lehbi679/
Lövői678/
Lesbi678/
Leved677/
Levaiova677/
Lohvi677/
Lyvio676/
Lujvi676/
Leyve675/
Llavi675/
Levéy675/
Leuve674/
Lebiz674/
Lyvai674/
Hlebi674/
Lijvi673/
Leiwa673/
Leveš673/
Levha673/
Lleavitt672/
Litvi672/
Llevy672/
Levyo672/
Levyz672/
Lesvy672/
Leubi672/
Hleve672/
Lewii672/
Levuy672/
Lavih672/
Lahvi672/
Leuui672/
Llovi671/
Lieui671/
Leveu671/
Lewyi671/
Leiwi671/
Lehwi671/
Llewi671/
Leivaitė671/
Leiue671/
Leeui671/
Lebyi671/
Levér671/
Leíva671/
Hlevy671/
Leyui671/
Liewi671/
Levyh671/
Leywi671/
Leybi670/
Levhy670/
Lebiy670/

Levi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Levi in the Georgian language
ლევიlevi-
Levi in the Hindi language
लेवीlevi-
Levi in the Marathi language
लेवीlevi94.44
लॅवीlevi1.85
Levi in the Russian language
Левиlevi-

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