Levisson Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Levisson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Levisson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden821:120,0828,566
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Levísson (2) are calculated separately.

Levisson (39) may also be a first name.

Levisson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Levisson occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Levísson. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Levisson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Levisson are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Scandinavia. Levisson is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 120,082. In Sweden Levisson is most prevalent in: Västerbotten County, where 37 percent live, Stockholm County, where 23 percent live and Jönköping County, where 10 percent live. Outside of Sweden this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 29 percent live and The Faroe Islands, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Levísson962/
Levissone941/
Leviesson941/
Levison939,881/
Levisohn88139/
Lewisson8831/
Levision886/
Levitson884/
Levishon882/
Levysson881/
Levissen881/
Levioson881/
Levyssohn8251/
Lewissohn8211/
Levitshon821/
Leiwysson821/
Lewison801,595/
Livison801,365/
Levisen80404/
Leveson80336/
Levizon8030/
Levisom802/
Levisan802/
Lebison801/
Levyson800/
Lewisohn75139/
Lebesson7595/
Levysohn7541/
Livisong751/
Lewision751/
Levessan751/
Leviesen750/
Levesond750/
Lewiszong7119/
L'Lewison711/
Liweissen711/
Levesen6781/
Liveson6754/
Leweson6724/
Libeson6721/
Lebizon6720/
Lehweissen6711/
Libison679/
Lewisen675/
Lebeson672/
Livisom671/
Lewyson671/
Lihweissen671/
Lybeson671/
Lewisan670/
Levezon670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Levisson
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