Levite Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Latvia

Levite Surname User-submission:

An ancient Jewish tribe named Lev dates back to ancient Judeo-Christian/Islamic prophets.

Levite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2531:262,54040,467
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Nigeria1511:1,173,13147,714
Latvia361:56,9468,548
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Lévite (3) are calculated separately.

Levite (433) may also be a first name.

Levite Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An ancient Jewish tribe named Lev dates back to ancient Judeo-Christian/Islamic prophets.

- bedouin

Levite Last Name Facts

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

Levite (Russian: Левитэ) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Lévite. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Levite? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 506,723rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Levite are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Levite is also the 412,254th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 433 people.

The last name Levite is most widespread in France, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 262,540. In France it is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 62 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 31 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 4 percent are found. Beside France this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 23 percent are found.

Levite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Levite has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Levite surname grew 1,445 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Levite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Levite last name are 41.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.74% registered with the party.

The amount Levite earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 31.87% more than the national average, earning $56,900 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.18% more than the national average, earning $72,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lévite943/
Leviste921,751/
Levitte92538/
Levites92287/
Leviter9213/
Lievite921/
Leviete921/
Levitey920/
Levaite920/
Levit913,413/
Levister86291/
Levitetz8625/
Leavitte8610/
Leviette862/
Levitt8314,099/
Levita832,738/
Leviet83603/
Lovite83360/
Levate83250/
Lebite83183/
Levete83138/
Lavite83124/
Levoit8388/
Leviti8377/
Levith8360/
Leevit8324/
Leavit8318/
Livite8317/
Leviot8314/
Levity838/
Levist836/
Leivit835/
Lewite833/
Letvit830/
Levait830/
Leuvit830/
Leavister8028/
Leveiette801/
Lechvitte800/
Leavitt7720,355/
Levette77482/
Levatte77174/
Levitis7779/
Levitta7769/
Lewaite7744/
Lewites7738/
Levytes7731/
Lovitte7729/
Lewitte7714/
Lavitte7713/
Leveste779/
Levathe775/
Lewhite775/
Lebiste774/
Levitoy774/
Leviett773/
Leibete773/
Liviste772/
Loveite771/
Levitha771/
Leavita771/
Leavith771/
Leevitt771/
Livites771/
Löviste771/
Lévitte771/
Levethe771/
Leevijt771/
Levitty770/
Leivitt770/
Levaitt770/
Lebiote770/
Livitte770/
Leuvitt770/
Lebhite770/
Lesvitt770/
Leviott770/
Leveter770/
Laevete770/
Leuvith770/
Lechvittee750/
Levet733,910/
Lewit73536/
Levyt73406/
Lebit73269/
Livit7389/
Levid7356/
Leved737/
Levitova71107/
Lewitter7155/
Levester7139/
Lavoitte7139/
Loviette7121/
Lavaitte7119/
Levitová7117/
Lohvitee7116/
Leveutte717/
Levetter716/
Levettet715/
Leavette714/
Leewhite713/
Lleavitt712/
Leithved712/
Loevette711/
Livister711/
Leveatte711/
Levetett711/
Leavatte711/
Leaviett711/
Loveitte711/
Leivaitė711/
Lavithie711/
Lebitter711/
Laivaite711/
Levietti711/
Levistay711/
Leivette710/
Levyster710/
Levett675,220/
Lovete67991/
Lebete67810/
Lebita67691/
Lewitt67556/
Libete67297/
Livita67114/
Lewita6778/
Liwate6774/
Lowete6762/
Lewete6750/
Leveta6748/
Laviti6743/
Lebuit6741/
Levyta6740/
Loviti6733/
Lebiti6729/
Livitt6726/
Lewith6722/
Lewate6722/
Lavete6720/
Levyts6720/
Liviti6715/
Lehbit6714/
Lebitt6713/
Levets6712/
Leveti6712/
Lawete6710/
Livete6710/
Llevet6710/
Leevet679/
Livied678/
Liovit678/
Libite678/
Lohvithee678/
Livate677/
Levetz677/
Lavute677/
Levest677/
Leibed674/
Leboit674/
Levhed673/
Liviet672/
Liviot672/
Levoid671/
Levuti671/
Lewistest671/
Leeswhite671/
Loivit671/
Livith671/
Livoit671/
Livute671/
Liwete671/
Lévita671/
Lawite671/
Laivit671/
Levaić671/
D'Leavitt671/
Lewute671/
Leyvid671/
Lahvithee671/
Layvit671/
Leevethet671/
Leevitaya671/
Leveth670/
Leavet670/
Leibet670/
Leveet670/

Levite Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Levite in the Russian language
Левитэlevite-

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