Levson Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Levson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Levson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Canada601:614,09350,489
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Levson (1,386) may also be a first name.

Levson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Levson is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Levson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Levson? popularity and diffusion

Levson is the 591,720th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Levson live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 210,279th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 1,386 people.

The surname Levson is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Other than Malawi Levson is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Levson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Levson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Levson last name expanded 264 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Levson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Levson last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Levson earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning $38,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.22% more than the national average, earning $65,692 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leivson921/
Leavson920/
Leivsson869/
Levsen83447/
Lepson83237/
Lebson83207/
Livson83136/
Lewson8374/
Lefson8351/
Lyvson838/
Leifson77441/
Leibson77328/
Liebson77141/
Leefson7726/
Leepson7720/
Leffson7718/
Leybson779/
Leapson776/
Liefson775/
Leypson771/
Lefshon771/
Livsson771/
Leawson771/
Lewsion771/
Lyovson771/
Liepson771/
Lebsion771/
Laivson770/
Leipson770/
Leifsson71446/
Leibsohn7193/
Liebsohn715/
Leafsong712/
Laifeson711/
L'Lepson711/
Lehepson711/
Lipson674,182/
Libson67756/
Lifson67466/
Lypson6733/
Lewsen6729/
Lepsen6711/
Levsanova672/
Lybson671/
Lefzon671/
Lefsen671/
Lepsonova671/
Liwson671/
Lepsan671/
Levzen670/
Lewsan670/

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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
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  • 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 Levson
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