Levine Surname
Approximately 61,881 people bear this surname
Levine 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 SurnameLevine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56,679 | 1:6,395 | 748 |
| Canada | 1,972 | 1:18,684 | 2,633 |
| England | 1,226 | 1:45,447 | 5,729 |
| South Africa | 396 | 1:136,812 | 15,826 |
| Australia | 305 | 1:88,510 | 10,201 |
| France | 214 | 1:310,387 | 47,306 |
| Iran | 95 | 1:808,237 | 40,284 |
| Germany | 80 | 1:1,006,318 | 69,119 |
| Thailand | 78 | 1:905,620 | 141,791 |
| Scotland | 47 | 1:113,911 | 7,445 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| New Zealand | 45 | 1:100,629 | 13,472 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 40 | 1:34,099 | 3,409 |
| Jamaica | 40 | 1:71,749 | 3,500 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Grenada | 38 | 1:2,856 | 450 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31 | 1:1,781 | 304 |
| Mexico | 30 | 1:4,137,540 | 26,679 |
| Chile | 29 | 1:607,465 | 14,668 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Panama | 26 | 1:150,471 | 4,892 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 17 | 1:6,493 | 987 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Japan | 13 | 1:9,834,176 | 45,186 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 128 | 1:190,433 | 15,429 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 507 | 1:99,051 | 10,068 |
The alternate forms: Leviné (10), Lévine (4) & Levinė (1) are calculated separately.
Levine (1,466) may also be a first name.
Levine 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).
User-submitted Reference
A Jewish surname which means 'a Levite'.
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Levine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Levine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Levine (Arabic: يفاين, Russian: Левине) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Leviné, Lévine or Levinė. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Levine? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,161st most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 117,767 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Levine reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 203,459th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 1,466 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 56,679 people, or 1 in 6,395. In The United States Levine is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 23 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 90 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Levine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Levine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Levine surname rose 11,179 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 958 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 522 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 325 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Levine Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Levine last name is chiefly Jewish (82%) in Ireland and Jewish (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Levine surname are 42.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Levine earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.66% more than the national average, earning 490,259 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 85.71% more than the national average, earning R 441,312 per year; in United States they earn 28.5% more than the national average, earning $55,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.73% more than the national average, earning $68,426 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Levine Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Levine in the Russian language | ||
| Левине | levine | - |
| Levine in the Arabic language | ||
| يفاين | yfayn | - |
| ليفاين | lyfayn | - |
| ليفين | lyfyn | - |
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Levine Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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