Levé Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Levé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Levé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France441:1,509,607143,950
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Leve (3,038) & Léve (2) are calculated separately.

Levé Last Name Facts

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

The last name Levé is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Leve or Léve. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Levé? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Levé is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Levé are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Levé is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,509,607. In France Levé is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 64 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 25 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent live. Aside from France Levé is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leve923,038/
Levée8910/
Levéy895/
Levér891/
Léve832/
Levy75224,725/
Levi7549,003/
Levá75851/
Levý75767/
Levä75134/
Lebé7522/
Leví7514/
Lové752/
Leiva67245,541/
Leyva67215,217/
Lever6715,064/
Levis6711,922/
Levey675,895/
Leavy675,643/
Levet673,910/
Levit673,413/
Levie672,036/
Levay671,871/
Levai671,609/
Levio671,594/
Levee671,123/
Levoy67919/
Levyy67877/
Loeve67752/
Leevi67684/
Leave67539/
Lleve67506/
Levyt67406/
Leive67253/
Leves67251/
Lieve67228/
Lievi67131/
Levyi67127/
Leevy67117/
Levea67102/
Levez6782/
Leeve6769/
Leyvi6769/
Levoi6769/
Leeva6767/
Levoa6765/
Levys6764/
Leivi6760/
Levid6756/
Levaj6752/
Leviy6751/
Levij6749/
Levei6749/
Leivy6745/
Leviz6742/
Llevi6735/
Leavi6732/
Lehvä6728/
Levhi6715/
Leava6713/
Laevi6712/
Levaa6711/
Levhe6710/
Laeve6710/
Loevi6710/
Leveh6710/
Lebée679/
Levih677/
Leved677/
Leyve675/
Leuve674/
Levii674/
Leveš673/
Lehvi673/
Levha673/
Levui673/
Levuy672/
Lempé672/
Hleve672/
Lesvy672/
Levyz672/
Levyo672/
Llevy672/
Levgi671/
Leveu671/
Levyh671/
Hlevy671/
Leíva671/
Llavé671/
Levhy670/
Lesvi670/

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