Levis Surname

43,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Levis Surname Definition:

This west Cork name is probably that of the sept of MacConlevy. SIF 104

Levis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad3,8511:3,530588
United States2,1751:166,64816,907
Canada7401:49,7916,046
Italy6261:97,69416,719
France5861:113,34916,989
Argentina3641:117,4279,911
India3261:2,352,96176,587
Kenya3011:153,42212,187
Tanzania2941:180,07415,674
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Ireland2741:17,1861,881
England2691:207,13017,888
Brazil2531:846,14430,541
Greece2061:53,7858,913
Australia1951:138,43914,922
Belgium1801:63,87010,268
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Chile651:271,0238,011
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Peru501:635,68215,717
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Cuba441:261,8805,025
Venezuela431:702,42011,917
Nicaragua391:154,3872,244
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Israel151:570,50941,023
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Wales131:238,04114,239
Palestine111:413,53212,017
China101:136,732,1577,199
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2281:19,4292,323
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6251:80,3508,461

The alternate forms: Lévis (36) are calculated separately.

Levis (35,743) may also be a first name.

Levis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This west Cork name is probably that of the sept of MacConlevy. SIF 104

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Levis Last Name Facts

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

Levis (Arabic: لفيس, Georgian: ლევის, Hindi: लेविस, Marathi: लेवीस) is held by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Lévis. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Levis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,601st most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 611,269 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 42 percent of Levis live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Chadic Africa. Levis is also the 24,342nd most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 35,743 people.

It is most commonly used in Chad, where it is carried by 3,851 people, or 1 in 3,530. Beside Chad this last name is found in 93 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Levis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Levis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Levis surname rose 348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 120 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Levis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Levis surname is chiefly Anglican (65%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Levis are 35.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Levis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.45% less than the national average, earning €11,277 per year; in Peru they earn 14.92% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,492 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.82% more than the national average, earning $25,612,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.31% more than the national average, earning $50,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.91% less than the national average, earning $44,759 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lévis9336/
Leavis91203/
Levais91100/
Levise9186/
Leviss9177/
Levish9175/
Levhis9125/
Levois9116/
Levies9110/
Leveis9110/
Leivis917/
Levist916/
Levios913/
Levijs912/
Leuvis911/
Leevis911/
Levi8949,003/
Levisse83198/
Lievois83167/
Leuvais8314/
Leaviss8311/
Levisce834/
Levoise831/
Leivais830/
Leavish830/
Leivish830/
Lewis80995,193/
Lavis804,198/
Levit803,413/
Levie802,036/
Levai801,609/
Levio801,594/
Lovis801,195/
Leevi80684/
Lebis80371/
Livis80254/
Leves80251/
Levic80180/
Lievi80131/
Levyi80127/
Leyvi8069/
Levoi8069/
Levys8064/
Leivi8060/
Levid8056/
Leviy8051/
Levij8049/
Levei8049/
Levix8048/
Leviz8042/
Lyvis8038/
Llevi8035/
Leavi8032/
Levhi8015/
Levih807/
Levii804/
Levič804/
Levui803/
Lehvi803/
Levgi801/
Lesvi800/
Levitsch771/
Levitt7314,099/
Leaves734,052/
Lewies732,545/
Lebios731,411/
Lebois731,168/
Levich73472/
Leeves73467/
Livise73348/
Leavai73318/
Lebuis73274/
Lavish73258/
Leewis73238/
Lebish73215/
Lebeis73172/
Leviez73127/
Lebise73125/
Lavies73113/
Levoit7388/
Lavois7383/
Leveus7380/
Lewiss7367/
Levice7359/
Lewish7357/
Lesuis7351/
Levaia7344/
Loveis7339/
Leiwes7330/
Leevit7324/
Lewise7323/
Leweis7323/
Laviss7323/
Leuvai7320/
Levyts7320/
Leavit7318/
Levesh7318/
Lovies7318/
Levysh7317/
Llovis7315/
Loeuis7313/
Leivai7313/
Levets7312/
Lewwis7312/
Lahvis7310/
Llewis739/
Lempis739/
Leivoi739/
Livhis738/
Lovais738/
Livois738/
Liebis737/
Lovish737/
Lewuis737/
Levest737/
Lewisc736/
Loewis736/
Levays735/
Lieves735/
Livais735/
Livios735/
Leivit735/
Lleves734/
Lyovis733/
Hlewis733/
Lebits733/
Lewisj733/
Lavais733/
Lebies733/
Livish732/
Liweis732/
Levhic732/
Leyves732/
Levoix732/
Leavie732/
Lebais732/
Lébeis732/
Laveis732/
Levaai732/
Lewisd732/
Lebisz732/
Lovisz731/
Leuuis731/
Leuwis731/
Levess731/
Levoid731/
Leyvai731/
Leiwis731/
Lehevi731/
Leibys731/
Leives731/
Levese731/
Lewois731/
Leibes731/
Leevai731/
Loeves731/
Llebis731/
Llevie731/
Hlebis731/
Lehväs731/
Levaić731/
Lesbis731/
Leiswe731/
Lievie731/
Leyvid731/
Hlevoi731/
Leibis730/
Letvit730/
Leevic730/
Liewis730/
Letbis730/
Loweis730/
Levait730/
Livies730/
Laewis730/
Lewios730/
Leivie730/
Leavix730/
Leawis730/
Lewisz730/
Levishova711/
Leichveis711/
Leavaisch710/
Levy67224,725/
Leavitt6720,355/
Livi675,958/
Lewi673,483/
Lebi673,193/
Leve673,038/
Levaggi67908/
Levá67851/
Levý67767/
Levitch67379/
Lebitse67258/
Lebisch67180/
Lewisch67158/
Levä67134/
Lévi6768/
Leviche6747/
Levé6747/
Lavisch6736/
Hleevoi6727/
Lebiosz6723/
Leehuis6716/
Leví6714/
Litvish678/
L'Lewis678/
Leibish677/
Loewies677/
Leuvaai676/
Lesvich676/
Lesuise675/
Hleevyi675/
Leewish674/
Loewish674/
Leybits673/
Leavipp673/
Lebishe673/
Leyvich672/
D'Lewis672/
Leichveist672/
Lívi672/
Leswiss671/
Lovisch671/
Leweiss671/
Leaveus671/
Leavhes671/
Leevitt671/
Lehbiss671/
Laweiss671/
Liebish671/
Llebios671/
Llebois671/
Hlebisz671/
Lechvič671/
Leuvaij671/
Lessuis671/
Lesbois671/
Lewisse671/
Lavishh671/
Leishui671/
Lebeish671/
Llebish671/
Leyvice671/
Liewies671/
Ljvi671/
Leevijt671/
Leisuer670/
Leivitt670/
Leswise670/
Levaitt670/
Leivich670/
Leboise670/
Lesvitt670/
Lewhiss670/
Leavaih670/
Leavich670/
Lessbis670/
Leveich670/
Lleivic670/
Leivese670/

Levis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Levis in the Georgian language
ლევისlevis-
Levis in the Hindi language
लेविसlevisa87.5
लेवीसlevisa12.5
Levis in the Marathi language
लेवीसlevisa57.65
लेिवसleivasa42.35
Levis in the Arabic language
لفيسlfys-

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