Levin Surname
Approximately 72,748 people bear this surname
Levin Surname Definition:
(English) for the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Léofwine = Beloved Friend [O.E, léof, beloved, dear + wine, friend, protector] ‘Léofwine, the successful converter of the [Continental] Saxons.’— Lapp.-Thorpe, Anglo-Saxon Kings, i. 230.
Levin-us frequently occurs in Domesday Book.
Read More About This SurnameLevin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33,720 | 1:10,749 | 1,314 |
| Russia | 21,481 | 1:6,709 | 851 |
| Sweden | 3,728 | 1:2,641 | 252 |
| South Africa | 1,562 | 1:34,685 | 4,437 |
| Argentina | 1,426 | 1:29,974 | 2,521 |
| Germany | 1,371 | 1:58,720 | 7,580 |
| Chile | 1,297 | 1:13,582 | 1,042 |
| Canada | 933 | 1:39,492 | 4,945 |
| England | 816 | 1:68,282 | 7,897 |
| Kazakhstan | 735 | 1:24,058 | 3,421 |
| France | 704 | 1:94,350 | 13,724 |
| Australia | 702 | 1:38,455 | 4,999 |
| Belarus | 571 | 1:16,639 | 2,711 |
| Denmark | 417 | 1:13,536 | 1,306 |
| Israel | 241 | 1:35,509 | 4,945 |
| Mexico | 217 | 1:572,010 | 9,710 |
| Brazil | 215 | 1:995,695 | 35,283 |
| Estonia | 199 | 1:6,642 | 780 |
| Uzbekistan | 190 | 1:162,785 | 7,117 |
| Lithuania | 144 | 1:21,074 | 3,817 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 140 | 1:42,662 | 6,403 |
| India | 132 | 1:5,811,101 | 137,947 |
| Thailand | 126 | 1:560,622 | 95,829 |
| Norway | 121 | 1:42,498 | 6,072 |
| Indonesia | 92 | 1:1,437,491 | 97,733 |
| Uruguay | 88 | 1:38,997 | 4,467 |
| New Zealand | 87 | 1:52,050 | 8,333 |
| Spain | 80 | 1:584,400 | 27,603 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70 | 1:116,482 | 15,803 |
| Finland | 65 | 1:84,565 | 9,027 |
| Iran | 58 | 1:1,323,837 | 55,038 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Colombia | 57 | 1:838,142 | 8,602 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Moldova | 53 | 1:67,196 | 9,093 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| China | 44 | 1:31,075,490 | 1,656 |
| Azerbaijan | 42 | 1:229,741 | 5,808 |
| Turkmenistan | 37 | 1:148,354 | 3,025 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Panama | 33 | 1:118,553 | 4,252 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| Tajikistan | 32 | 1:262,084 | 2,213 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Georgia | 20 | 1:187,277 | 11,596 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Transnistria | 16 | 1:29,669 | 4,918 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Nicaragua | 13 | 1:463,161 | 3,580 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 11 | 1:10,034 | 1,440 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Armenia | 9 | 1:325,576 | 7,297 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 43 | 1:103,020 | 6,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 195 | 1:125,002 | 11,754 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 535 | 1:93,867 | 9,617 |
The alternate forms: Lévin (19) & Levín (7) are calculated separately.
Levin (6,215) may also be a first name.
Levin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) for the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Léofwine = Beloved Friend [O.E, léof, beloved, dear + wine, friend, protector] ‘Léofwine, the successful converter of the [Continental] Saxons.’— Lapp.-Thorpe, Anglo-Saxon Kings, i. 230.
Levin-us frequently occurs in Domesday Book.
(Hebrew) Descendant of little Levi (united).
Levi and Levi's son. Family names of German Jews naturalized in this country.
User-submitted Reference
A Jewish surname which means 'a Levite'.
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Average Levin Salary in
United States
$56,384 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Levin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Levin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Levin (Arabic: يفين, Georgian: ლევინი, Hindi: लेविन, Marathi: लेवीन, Russian: Левин) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Lévin or Levín. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Levin? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,818th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 100,175 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Levin reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 83,759th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 6,215 people.
The last name Levin is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 33,720 people, or 1 in 10,749. In The United States Levin is mostly concentrated in: California, where 15 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 115 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 30 percent live and Sweden, where 5 percent live.
Levin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Levin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Levin last name rose 6,303 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 418 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 58 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Levin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Jewish (93%) in Ireland, Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus, Orthodox (78%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Levin surname are 40.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.89% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Levin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning 372,566 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 99.2% more than the national average, earning R 473,364 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.27% more than the national average, earning $23,217,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 30.67% more than the national average, earning $56,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.83% more than the national average, earning $65,000 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Levin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Levin in the Hindi language | ||
| लेविन | levina | - |
| Levin in the Georgian language | ||
| ლევინი | levini | 61.54 |
| ლევინ | levin | 38.46 |
| Levin in the Marathi language | ||
| लेवीन | levina | 53.85 |
| लेिवन | leivana | 46.15 |
| Levin in the Russian language | ||
| Левин | levin | - |
| Levin in the Arabic language | ||
| يفين | yfyn | - |
| يفن | yfn | - |
| ليفن | lyfn | - |
| لفين | lfyn | - |
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Levin Reference & Research
Levin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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Footnotes
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