Levith Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Levith Surname User-submission:

Refers to the Cantors of Israel, a tribe of traveling priests.

Levith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Levith (136) may also be a first name.

Levith Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Refers to the Cantors of Israel, a tribe of traveling priests.

- mangorita87

Levith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Levith has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Levith? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Levith reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 794,286th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 136 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States Levith is most common in: Florida, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Levith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Levith has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Levith last name increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Levith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Levith last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.

Levith earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $48,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leavith921/
Leuvith920/
Levit913,413/
Levitt8314,099/
Levite83647/
Leviet83603/
Levoit8388/
Leevit8324/
Lewith8322/
Leavit8318/
Leviot8314/
Levist836/
Leivit835/
Livith831/
Lovith831/
Leveth830/
Letvit830/
Levait830/
Leuvit830/
Leavitt7720,355/
Leviste771,751/
Levitte77538/
Loewith7760/
Leviett773/
Laevitt772/
Lovieth771/
Leevitt771/
Livaith771/
Levethe771/
Leevijt771/
Leivitt770/
Leaveth770/
Levaitt770/
Levaite770/
Leuvitt770/
Lesvitt770/
Leviott770/
Levet733,910/
Lavit73939/
Lewit73536/
Levyt73406/
Lebit73269/
Livit7389/
Lovit7387/
Levid7356/
Levitova71107/
Levitová7117/
Leavitte7110/
Lleavitt712/
Leithved712/
Leaviett711/
Leivaitė711/
Levett675,220/
Lovitt672,725/
Llovit671,045/
Lewitt67556/
Loveth67529/
Loweth67446/
Lavitt67324/
Levete67138/
Loewit6769/
Lebuit6741/
Livitt6726/
Laveth6725/
Loveit6723/
Levyts6720/
Livite6717/
Lehbit6714/
Lebitt6713/
Levets6712/
Liveth6710/
Llevet6710/
Leevet679/
Lewithová678/
Liovit678/
Levetz677/
Levest677/
Lavidt676/
Leboit674/
Lowith673/
Lévite673/
Levhed673/
Lewite673/
Liviet672/
Liviot672/
Löbeth672/
Levoid671/
Lebidh671/
Loivit671/
Livoit671/
Laivit671/
Levaić671/
D'Leavitt671/
Leyvid671/
Layvit671/
Lavait670/
Leavet670/
Leweth670/
Leibet670/
Leveet670/
Loviet670/
Lechvitte670/
Lawith670/
Lavoit670/
Lovait670/

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