Levitan Surname
Approximately 3,977 people bear this surname
Levitan Surname Definition:
(Hebrew) The large or heavy man; dweller at the sign of the leviathan.
Read More About This SurnameLevitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,002 | 1:181,048 | 18,088 |
| Russia | 727 | 1:198,244 | 21,863 |
| Israel | 475 | 1:18,016 | 2,680 |
| South Africa | 179 | 1:302,669 | 29,078 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Belarus | 40 | 1:237,526 | 28,656 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Uruguay | 26 | 1:131,991 | 12,009 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
The alternate forms: Levitán (1) are calculated separately.
Levitan (18) may also be a first name.
Levitan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Hebrew) The large or heavy man; dweller at the sign of the leviathan.
User-submitted Reference
A Jewish surname which means 'a Levite'.
- noamLevitan Demographics
Average Male Levitan Height
176.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Levitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Levitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Levitan (Russian: Левитан) occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Levitán. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Levitan? popularity and diffusion
Levitan is the 115,988th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,832,423 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Levitan are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 18 people.
Levitan is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2,002 people, or 1 in 181,048. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 21 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Levitan occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 18 percent are found and Israel, where 12 percent are found.
Levitan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Levitan surname are 41.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.8% being registered with the political party.
The amount Levitan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 41.1% more than the national average, earning R 335,304 per year; in United States they earn 39.68% more than the national average, earning $60,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 72.94% more than the national average, earning $85,923 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levitán | 95 | 1 | / |
| Levithan | 93 | 113 | / |
| Levittan | 93 | 21 | / |
| Levitant | 93 | 6 | / |
| Levitane | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hlevištan | 88 | 5 | / |
| Leviton | 86 | 875 | / |
| Levytan | 86 | 181 | / |
| Levetan | 86 | 84 | / |
| Lewitan | 86 | 69 | / |
| Lebitan | 86 | 63 | / |
| Lavitan | 86 | 13 | / |
| Livitan | 86 | 7 | / |
| Levitam | 86 | 6 | / |
| Lovitan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Levitanova | 82 | 12 | / |
| Leviston | 80 | 542 | / |
| Levitton | 80 | 18 | / |
| Levethan | 80 | 11 | / |
| Lewithan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Livistan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Levitham | 80 | 2 | / |
| Livittan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Levieton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Levistaim | 75 | 3 | / |
| Levistone | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leveiston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Levystayn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Levistein | 75 | 0 | / |
| Leveton | 71 | 331 | / |
| Lawitan | 71 | 191 | / |
| Loviton | 71 | 142 | / |
| Lavetan | 71 | 31 | / |
| Lyvytan | 71 | 16 | / |
| Levytam | 71 | 12 | / |
| Lowitan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Lewiton | 71 | 8 | / |
| Libetan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Laviton | 71 | 4 | / |
| Livetan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Livitanova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Libitan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Livutan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leveston | 67 | 196 | / |
| Lewitton | 67 | 86 | / |
| Levestam | 67 | 62 | / |
| Liviston | 67 | 20 | / |
| Leyvystayne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovetann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Livitone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Livetant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lebetaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewizton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lebiston | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lebieton | 67 | 0 | / |
Levitan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Levitan in the Russian language | ||
| Левитан | levitan | - |
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Footnotes
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