Levinsky Surname
Approximately 2,753 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 1,102 | 1:130,783 | 15,410 |
| United States | 699 | 1:518,539 | 43,349 |
| Israel | 538 | 1:15,906 | 2,382 |
| Canada | 100 | 1:368,456 | 33,054 |
| Belarus | 84 | 1:113,108 | 16,763 |
| Transnistria | 54 | 1:8,791 | 1,747 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
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'.
- didipipLevinsky Demographics
Average Levinsky Salary in
United States
$52,726 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Levinsky in the Russian language | ||
| Левинский | levinskij | - |
| Levinsky in the Arabic language | ||
| فينسكي | fynsky | - |
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