Levingston Surname

164,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Levingston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Levingston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0751:174,67917,557
Australia2901:93,08910,632
Ireland541:87,2034,973
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
England301:1,857,26974,552
Israel181:475,42436,085
Panama151:260,8176,584
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Jamaica61:478,32410,136
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2241:19,7762,343
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6811:73,7437,900

Levingston (105) may also be a first name.

Levingston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Levingston (Russian: Левингстон) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Levingston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Levingston is the 164,440th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,762,527 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Levingston are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 920,134th most widely held given name globally It is held by 105 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,075 people, or 1 in 174,679. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Levingston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Levingston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Levingston surname grew 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 76 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Levingston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Levingston last name is principally Anglican (87%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Levingston surname are 0.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Levingston earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 28.14% less than the national average, earning $16,313,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 10.34% less than the national average, earning $38,686 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Levingston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Levingston in the Russian language
Левингстонlevingston-

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Levingston Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Levingston
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