Levke Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Levke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Levke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia271:75,92811,170
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Levke (368) may also be a first name.

Levke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Levke (Russian: Левке) has its highest incidence in Latvia. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Levke.

How Common Is The Last Name Levke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Levke is the 2,944,094th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Levke occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Levke are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Levke is also the 453,251st most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 368 people.

The surname is most numerous in Latvia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 75,928. In Latvia Levke is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 93 percent reside and Latgale, where 7 percent reside. Other than Latvia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 32 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Levûke912/
Levkes911/
Levcke911/
Lievke911/
Levk897/
Levkesh834/
Levcket830/
Lewke801,052/
Levka80141/
Lefke8086/
Levky808/
Lyvke807/
Livke806/
Leivk801/
Lebke801/
Liefke73730/
Leufke73104/
Leffke7361/
Lefker7359/
Hlevka7342/
Levque7327/
Liewke7327/
Lefkes7326/
Leifke7325/
Lewcke7324/
Levgue7314/
Levkoi7312/
Levkoy738/
Levkha735/
Lefkeh731/
Levcka731/
Llefke731/
Lebkey731/
Levcey730/
Leebke730/
Lebkei730/
Levkova672,420/
Leifker67244/
Levková67136/
Livk67112/
Levc6774/
Leifkes6767/
Levchei6723/
Lewk6717/
Levkich6710/
Levkysh679/
Levchey674/
Hlevkyi671/
Levq671/
Levques671/
Leschvk671/
Lesvque671/
Lebk671/
Lefk671/
Leabcke670/

Levke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Levke in the Russian language
Левкеlevke-

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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 Levke
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