Levov Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Levov Surname User-submission:

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of Lev ('lion').

Levov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1641:878,79970,339
Bulgaria551:126,8897,394
North Macedonia211:100,0708,727
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Levov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Russian surname, denoting a descendant of Lev ('lion').

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Levov Last Name Facts

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

Levov (Russian: Левов) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Levov? popularity and diffusion

Levov is the 930,678th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname Levov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Levov are found; 58 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 58 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Levov is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 878,799. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 24 percent live, Kaluga Oblast, where 14 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 12 percent live. Outside of Russia Levov occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 19 percent live and North Macedonia, where 7 percent live.

Levov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (43%) in Russia.

In The United States Levov are 5.59% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 41.18% being registered with the party.

Levov earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning $31,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Levova91290/
Levoev9130/
Levhov9113/
Levovs911/
Levop80112/
Lebov80101/
Lavov8080/
Livov8078/
Levow8059/
Levev8044/
Levav8023/
Lovov8013/
Levob805/
Ljvov801/
Hlebov731,804/
Livova73744/
Leibov73122/
Leybov73104/
Levaev7396/
Levoff7357/
Liebov7333/
Lebova7325/
Leveev7324/
Hlavov7316/
Lyavov739/
Litvov738/
Leebov736/
Lempov731/
Levhev731/
Lievow731/
Hlebova672,191/
Leibova6772/
Leybova6767/
Hlivova672/
Hlebovs672/
Lyovova672/
Leebova671/
Lejbova671/
Leibovt671/
Levashv671/

Levov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Levov in the Russian language
Левовlevov-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Levov
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