Leväinen Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Leväinen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 135 | 1:40,716 | 5,124 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
The alternate forms: Levainen (1) are calculated separately.
Leväinen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leväinen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leväinen occurs most in Finland. It may also be found in the variant forms: Levainen. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leväinen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,497,948th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. Leväinen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Leväinen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Leväinen is most common in Finland, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 40,716. In Finland Leväinen is primarily concentrated in: Northern Savonia, where 30 percent reside, Southern Savonia, where 30 percent reside and Uusimaa, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Finland this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Leväinen
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