Levy-Strauss Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Marshall Islands
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Levy-Strauss Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Levy & Strauss.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Levy-Strauss Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Levy-Strauss Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Levy-Strauss Come From? nationality or country of origin

Levy-Strauss occurs most in The Marshall Islands. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Levy-Strauss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Levy-Strauss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Levy-Strauss occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Levy-Strauss reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Micronesia.

The last name is most prevalent in The Marshall Islands, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 12,955. In The Marshall Islands Levy-Strauss is most numerous in: Mejit Island, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account The Marshall Islands this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Levystrauss961/
Levi-Strauss924/
Levy Strauss922/
Levi Strauss834/
Levis Torres581/
Lefisters571/
Leivas Torres561/

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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
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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 Levy-Strauss
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