Levine Surname

9,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

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.

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Levine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States56,6791:6,395748
Canada1,9721:18,6842,633
England1,2261:45,4475,729
South Africa3961:136,81215,826
Australia3051:88,51010,201
France2141:310,38747,306
Iran951:808,23740,284
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
Thailand781:905,620141,791
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Sweden451:218,81715,158
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Trinidad and Tobago401:34,0993,409
Jamaica401:71,7493,500
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Grenada381:2,856450
Saint Kitts and Nevis311:1,781304
Mexico301:4,137,54026,679
Chile291:607,46514,668
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Panama261:150,4714,892
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Norway191:270,64728,127
China191:71,964,2933,948
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United States Virgin Islands171:6,493987
Aruba141:7,3911,045
India131:59,005,029552,550
Wales131:238,04114,239
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5071:99,05110,068

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Hebrew) Descendant of little Levi (united).

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

User-submitted Reference

A Jewish surname which means 'a Levite'.

- noam

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leviné9410/
Lévine944/
Levinė941/
Leviner921,188/
Levigne92497/
Levinge92303/
Levinet92103/
Leavine9289/
Levines9258/
Levineh9224/
Levinez9218/
Leviene9213/
Leveine9212/
Levaine9212/
Leivine926/
Levinne925/
Lhevine925/
Levione922/
Levinie922/
Levoine921/
Levinea921/
Levinee920/
Leevine920/
Lesvine920/
Levin9172,748/
Leviness86224/
Lesvigne86216/
Levinets86122/
Leavines8681/
Leavigne8616/
Levinetz868/
Leyvigne868/
Levitner867/
Levienne861/
Leivines861/
D'Levine861/
Lievinne861/
Levingne860/
Levinett860/
Levina8330,291/
Lavine835,066/
Levene833,346/
Lievin832,088/
Levien831,615/
Leviny83983/
Levain83753/
Letvin83262/
Lewine83177/
Leving83156/
Levinh83137/
Livine83122/
Lovine83100/
Levein8394/
Levane8394/
Levink8371/
Levini8367/
Levihn8360/
Levoin8342/
Lebine8337/
Levinn8331/
Levyne8324/
Levion8320/
Levijn8315/
Leevin8314/
Levint8313/
Leavin8312/
Leyvin8310/
Levind838/
Lesvin833/
Llevin833/
Leuvin833/
Le'vin832/
Levhin831/
Levitn831/
Leivin831/
Lesvignes8085/
Letvinets802/
Levinness801/
Levoignet801/
Leveingne800/
Lavoine772,038/
Levitin771,765/
Leaving77640/
Levenez77572/
Litvine77535/
Levisen77404/
Lavaine77250/
Levenes77185/
Lievain77170/
Laveine77168/
Leviten7797/
Levenet7769/
Lettvin7767/
Livigne7754/
Leavene7741/
Leveane7739/
Levetin7737/
Laviene7736/
Leboine7730/
Levenne7723/
Lewaine7718/
Levenie7717/
Lovaine7714/
Leyvina7713/
Lejuine7713/
Lewiner7713/
Lövinge7712/
Lewinie7711/
Leveene778/
Lovinie778/
Leveney777/
Leweine776/
Levinis776/
Llevina776/
Levoune775/
Lavinea774/
Laweine774/
Levienė774/
Lévigne774/
Levenge773/
Loveine773/
Livinet772/
Levener772/
Liviner772/
Livines772/
Livinge772/
Lavinne772/
Lavinie772/
Leivane772/
Lovinei772/
Levegne771/
Leveune771/
Levhina771/
Levienn771/
Levinna771/
Levinth771/
Lewines771/
Leshvin771/
Laewine771/
Leiving771/
Lebiner771/
Leevene771/
Liviene771/
Lévinet771/
Leivein771/
Leivien771/
Lavineh771/
Lebaine771/
Lebinet771/
Lebinge771/
Lechvin771/
Lievene771/
Leuvoin771/
Lesving771/
Lesbine771/
Levayne771/
Leveneu771/
Leyuine771/
Levința771/
Ðlevain771/
D'Levin771/
Lovineh771/
Leewine771/
Loviene771/
Leivina771/
Liviney770/
Levaney770/
Levinny770/
Leveyne770/
Leveing770/
Levynne770/
Leavien770/
Leavina770/
Levinng770/
Levesin770/
Leven735,780/
Levyn732,610/
Livin73857/
Levén73361/
Lyvin7344/
Lévin7319/
Levim7311/
Levín737/
Levèn731/
Levem730/
Levenets715,374/
Levynets71340/
Levinova71282/
Leboisne71234/
Llevenes71209/
Lavainne71139/
Livinets71138/
Lavoinne7175/
Lempaine7158/
Levoisin7135/
Levenetz7125/
Leviyani7120/
Lesbines7118/
Levechin7118/
Llevenez7111/
Ålleving718/
Livingue718/
Levinová717/
Levychin716/
Hleveina716/
Levenhed716/
Levengue715/
Levenque712/
Lewiness712/
Levichin712/
Laiviene712/
Laivigne712/
Levinais712/
Levittin712/
Lebeiner712/
Leivienė712/
Leveness711/
Le'waine711/
Leavenes711/
Leeveney711/
Leibener711/
Levauney711/
Levenest711/
Liebiene711/
Levingoy711/
Levissen711/
Limpeine711/
Livieney711/
Leevanea711/
Leivienn710/
Levegnes710/
Levenner710/
Leweiner710/
Levesing710/
Levinnis710/
Leveaney710/
Leaveing710/
Litvin6714,623/
Levent6713,577/
Lyovin676,434/
Levyna672,737/
Litvinets671,733/
Living671,612/
Lieven671,369/
Lebene67775/
Leuven67473/
Liwane67456/
Livina67398/
Lesven67387/
Lavene67357/
Leveni67327/
Lewane67319/
Leveen67213/
Livini67206/
Leaven67172/
Lebain67144/
Levend67142/
Lebini67111/
Lebinh67101/
Livint6791/
Lewein6785/
Levenq6775/
Lyvina6769/
Livijn6765/
Livene6764/
Livain6763/
Levena6759/
Levean6757/
Lebuin6741/
Livion6738/
Letven6734/
Lewień6733/
Leeven6728/
Lewene6726/
Lewini6721/
Lawene6717/
Livane6714/
Lawine6714/
Lytvin6713/
Levyon6711/
Leivyn6711/
Levayn6710/
Liovin6710/
Leiven679/
Libene679/
Leveny679/
Letvyn679/
Liviñe678/
Layvin677/
Lovene677/
Lewijn677/
Livien675/
Libine675/
Laivin675/
Leibynets674/
Livein673/
Lisvin673/
Levené673/
Leveng672/
Livind672/
Leyven672/
Liwyne672/
Levuni672/
Levenc672/
Levesn672/
Lytvinets671/
Levynh671/
Lewain671/
Lewyne671/
Leissving671/
Lavune671/
Lowine671/
Lebein671/
Leveyn671/
Líbine671/
Lívini671/
Lêvina671/
Livinh671/
Livinț671/
Lovène671/
Leboin671/
Lewune671/
Leybinets671/
Levenn671/
Levinaitė671/
Levinnois671/
Liwene671/
Liwéne671/
Levhen671/
Lywene671/
Lywine671/
Liviny671/
Leyvyn671/
Lehvynets671/
Leevinich671/
Levenk670/
Lowene670/
Lewgin670/
Loivin670/
Hleven670/

Levine Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Levine in the Russian language
Левинеlevine-
Levine in the Arabic language
يفاينyfayn-
ليفاينlyfayn-
ليفينlyfyn-

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