Levinsky Surname

158,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Levinsky Surname User-submission:

Levinsky is a European Jewish surname. It means 'son of Levi', 'tribe of Levi'.

It could also derive from the Russian word lev, meaning 'lion'. Therefore the surname means 'son of lion'.

Levinsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,1021:130,78315,410
United States6991:518,53943,349
Israel5381:15,9062,382
Canada1001:368,45633,054
Belarus841:113,10816,763
Transnistria541:8,7911,747
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
England121:4,643,172139,951
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway71:734,61250,907
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Levinský (226) & Levínský (31) are calculated separately.

Levinsky (12) may also be a first name.

Levinsky Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Levinsky is a European Jewish surname. It means 'son of Levi', 'tribe of Levi'.

It could also derive from the Russian word lev, meaning 'lion'. Therefore the surname means 'son of lion'.

- didipip

Levinsky Last Name Facts

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

Levinsky (Arabic: فينسكي, Russian: Левинский) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Levinský or Levínský. Click here for other potential spellings of Levinsky.

How Common Is The Last Name Levinsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 158,596th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,647,129 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Levinsky reside; 34 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 33 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename internationally, borne by 12 people.

The last name Levinsky is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 1,102 people, or 1 in 130,783. In Russia Levinsky is mostly found in: Vologda Oblast, where 12 percent reside, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Moscow, where 11 percent reside. Not including Russia this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Israel, where 20 percent reside.

Levinsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Levinsky has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,688 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Levinsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (94%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Levinsky last name are 4.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 51% registered with the political party.

The amount Levinsky earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 17.92% more than the national average, earning 408,085 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.2% more than the national average, earning $52,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31% more than the national average, earning $65,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Levinsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Levinsky in the Russian language
Левинскийlevinskij-
Levinsky in the Arabic language
فينسكيfynsky-

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