Levk Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Levk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
Levk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Levk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Levk (Russian: Левк) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Levk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Levk is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Levk reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 43 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
Levk is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 50 percent are found, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 25 percent are found and Perm Krai, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Russia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and Moldova, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Levk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Levk in the Russian language | ||
| Левк | levk | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Levk
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis