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
The last name Leväinen occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Levainen. Click here for further potential spellings of Leväinen.
How Common Is The Last Name Leväinen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leväinen is the 1,497,948th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Leväinen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Leväinen reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most commonly held in Finland, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 40,716. In Finland Leväinen is primarily found in: Northern Savonia, where 30 percent are found, Southern Savonia, where 30 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 21 percent are found. Barring Finland it exists in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent are found.
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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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