Levit Surname
Approximately 3,413 people bear this surname
Levit Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Livet.' Mr. Lower says, 'From one of the places in Normandy called Livet. The Mitt, de la Normandie mentions no less than eight of these' (Patronymica Britannica). This derivation seems probable.
Read More About This SurnameLevit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,353 | 1:267,893 | 25,191 |
| Russia | 826 | 1:174,483 | 19,681 |
| Argentina | 299 | 1:142,955 | 12,092 |
| Germany | 143 | 1:562,975 | 46,225 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1:92,656 | 12,367 |
| Israel | 79 | 1:108,324 | 12,251 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Estonia | 50 | 1:26,436 | 4,834 |
| Kazakhstan | 47 | 1:376,223 | 29,840 |
| Spain | 44 | 1:1,062,546 | 38,570 |
| Lithuania | 42 | 1:72,252 | 10,722 |
| Belarus | 40 | 1:237,526 | 28,656 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Moldova | 15 | 1:237,425 | 21,121 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
Levit (769) may also be a first name.
Levit Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Livet.' Mr. Lower says, 'From one of the places in Normandy called Livet. The Mitt, de la Normandie mentions no less than eight of these' (Patronymica Britannica). This derivation seems probable.
William Levett, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Eustacius de Livet, Yorkshire, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1537. John Shelley and Johanna Levet: Marriage Lic. (London).
John Leavett, or Levet, Sussex, 1590: Register of the University of Oxford.
Thomas Levite, or Levet, Yorkshire, 1610: ibid.
1604. Richard Levett and Ann Sweetapple: Marriage Lic. (London).
(English) One who came from Livet (wolf cub), in Normandy; descendant of little Levi (united).
1. French le Vite, "the quick, speedy, or swift." 2. From one of the places in Normandy called Livet. The Itin. de la Normandie mentions no less than eight of these.
The Levetts were the patrons of the living of Brenset in the time of Elizabeth, and they also held it as incumbents (H.). In the middle of last century, Francis Levett, Turkey merchant, died at Nethersole in the parish of Wimlingswold (H.). This is also a Sussex name.
The Levetts or Levitts belong to an old Sussex family of influence. In the reign of Elizabeth, Lawrence Levitt held an estate in Annington (D.); and in 1588 John Levett, a Sussex gentleman, subscribed £40 towards the fund collected during the scare of the Spanish Armada (Sp.). Livett was the name of four mayors of Hastings between 1506 and 1552 (M.). Reference to the Levetts of Kent will be found under that county.
User-submitted Reference
Derived from the name, Levi, from the biblical third son of Jacob and Leah, and possibly means 'joined' or 'attached' in Hebrew. The tribe of Levite was the priestly tribe of the twelve biblical tribes of the Israelites.
- jlorant16A Jewish surname which means 'a Levite'.
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Levit Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Levit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Levit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Levit (Russian: Левит) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Levit? popularity and diffusion
The surname Levit is the 132,286th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,135,232 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Levit are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Levit is also the 296,002nd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 769 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,353 people, or 1 in 267,893. In The United States Levit is most prevalent in: New York, where 23 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 24 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.
Levit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Levit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Levit last name expanded 2,653 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Levit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Protestant (29%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Levit surname are 38.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.39% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Levit earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 395.93% more than the national average, earning R 1,178,530 per year; in United States they earn 36.45% more than the national average, earning $58,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.12% more than the national average, earning $64,152 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Levit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Levit in the Russian language | ||
| Левит | levit | - |
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