Levý Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Levý Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Levý Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia7651:13,9002,003
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Levy (224,725), Lévy (769) & Lèvy (5) are calculated separately.

Levý Last Name Facts

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

The last name Levý occurs more in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Levy, Lévy or Lèvy. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Levý? popularity and diffusion

It is the 444,963rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. The last name Levý occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Levý reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Czechia, where it is carried by 765 people, or 1 in 13,900. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Plzeň Region, where 25 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 19 percent are found and South Bohemian Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Czechia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Levy92224,725/
Lévy83769/
Lèvy835/
Levi7549,003/
Leve753,038/
Levá75851/
Levä75134/
Levé7547/
Leví7514/
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/
Leevi67684/
Leave67539/
Lleve67506/
Levyt67406/
Leive67253/
Leves67251/
Lieve67228/
Lievi67131/
Levyi67127/
Leevy67117/
Levea67102/
Levez6782/
Leeve6769/
Leyvi6769/
Levoi6769/
Leeva6767/
Levoa6765/
Levys6764/
Leivi6760/
Levid6756/
Levaj6752/
Leviy6751/
Levei6749/
Levij6749/
Leivy6745/
Leviz6742/
Llevi6735/
Leavi6732/
Lehvä6728/
Levhi6715/
Leava6713/
Levaa6711/
Levhe6710/
Leveh6710/
Levée6710/
Levih677/
Leved677/
Leyve675/
Levéy675/
Leuve674/
Levii674/
Levha673/
Leveš673/
Levui673/
Lehvi673/
Levuy672/
Levyo672/
Hleve672/
Lesvy672/
Llevy672/
Levyz672/
Leveu671/
Levgi671/
Levyh671/
Hlevy671/
Leíva671/
Levér671/
Lesvi670/
Levhy670/

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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 Levý
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