Litvin Surname

36,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Litvin Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Lithuania.

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Litvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8,6191:16,7222,348
Belarus2,8051:3,387366
United States1,1081:327,12929,706
Kazakhstan5191:34,0704,631
Israel2601:32,9144,636
Brazil2571:832,97430,116
Moldova2071:17,2052,939
Argentina1801:237,46319,337
Lithuania1021:29,7515,229
Canada961:383,80834,152
Slovakia941:56,77110,969
Uzbekistan541:572,76212,592
Transnistria381:12,4922,466
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Hungary301:327,20924,029
Estonia271:48,9569,235
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
England191:2,932,529101,561
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Kyrgyzstan161:373,29130,949
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
India131:59,005,029552,550
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Panama71:558,8949,437
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Georgia51:749,10921,598
France51:13,284,544357,392
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Litvín (67) are calculated separately.

Litvin (104) may also be a first name.

Litvin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Lithuania.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Contrary to popular belief the name does not refer to Lithuania. The term may specifically refer to ethnic Belarusiansin historical contexts. In other contexts it can also refer to Slavic people identifying themselves with the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Belarus constituted the major part of historical Lithuania and one should therefore not associate the medieval Grand Duchy of Lithuania exclusively with the modern Republic of Lithuania.

Today the term 'Litvin' is enjoying a revival, in some quarters in Belarus, since many Belarusians prefer to be called 'Litvins' and to affiliate themselves with the historical Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and believe that Belarusians contributed greatly to its culture.

- rus76

The word Litvin is a Slavic term meaning Lithuanian. In historical contest it can also refer to Slavic people identifying themselves with the former GDL (Grand Duchy of Lithuania).

- shadows21

Litvin Last Name Facts

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

Litvin (Georgian: ლიტვინი, Russian: Литвин) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Litvín. Click here for further possible spellings of Litvin.

How Common Is The Last Name Litvin? popularity and diffusion

Litvin is the 36,090th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 498,362 people. Litvin is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Litvin are found; 65 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 59 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 925,156th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 104 people.

It is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 8,619 people, or 1 in 16,722. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow Oblast, where 10 percent reside, Moscow, where 9 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 7 percent reside. Barring Russia this surname exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Litvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Litvin has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Litvin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Litvin surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Litvin are 7.66% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Litvin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.48% less than the national average, earning R 136,680 per year; in United States they earn 10.23% more than the national average, earning $47,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.36% more than the national average, earning $58,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Litvín9467/
Litvina922,891/
Litvine92535/
Listvin92170/
Littvin921/
Litvein921/
Livin91857/
Lievin832,088/
Living831,612/
Livina83398/
Letvin83262/
Livine83122/
Livint8391/
Livijn8365/
Litven8364/
Livain8363/
Livion8338/
Litvim8322/
Litvyn8314/
Lytvin8313/
Liovin8310/
Lutvin836/
Livien835/
Laivin835/
Livein833/
Lisvin833/
Livind832/
Leivin831/
Livinh831/
Livinț831/
Loivin830/
Litvinova8067,842/
Litvinová8079/
Levitin771,765/
Lievain77170/
Laivina77134/
Llivina7798/
Lettvin7767/
Livigne7754/
Livitin7750/
Letvina7736/
Lewitin7732/
Liveing7725/
Liovina7713/
Leivine776/
Livienė774/
Lithvén774/
Listven773/
Laiving772/
Lishvin772/
Ålivien772/
Lyutvin771/
Leiving771/
Loiving771/
Leivein771/
Leivien771/
Luttvin771/
Leivina771/
Litvinnova751/
Litvainova751/
Lithvinova751/
Levin7372,748/
Liven73394/
Livén7357/
Lyvin7344/
Lévin7319/
Livim735/
Lewitinn7155/
Laivienė7133/
Livinova7131/
Livingue718/
L'Living713/
Laivigne712/
Levittin712/
Leivienė712/
Lewittin711/
Lethvina711/
Leivienn710/
Livesing710/
Levine6761,881/
Lytvyn6731,639/
Levina6730,291/
Lyovin676,434/
Levien671,615/
Lieven671,369/
Levain67753/
Letvinova67392/
Leving67156/
Levinh67137/
Levein6794/
Levink6771/
Lyvina6769/
Livene6764/
Litvínová6764/
Levihn6760/
Levoin6742/
Letven6734/
Levinn6731/
Liveng6730/
Levion6720/
Laiven6720/
Livayn6717/
Levijn6715/
Leevin6714/
Libuin6714/
Levint6713/
Leavin6712/
Leivyn6711/
Leyvin6710/
Litvenova6710/
Libain6710/
Leiven679/
Letvyn679/
Levind678/
Liviñe678/
Layvin677/
Livean677/
Lévine674/
Lytvinova673/
Lesvin673/
Litvynova673/
Llevin673/
Leuvin673/
Lihven673/
Le'vin672/
Livend672/
Laivyn672/
Levhin671/
Levitn671/
Liveen671/
Liveim671/
Leissving671/
Lêvina671/
Litvínova671/
Loiven671/
Liuivienė671/
Levinė671/
Ļitvinova671/
Lytven671/
Leittbein670/

Litvin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Litvin in the Georgian language
ლიტვინიlitvini-
Litvin in the Russian language
Литвинlitvin-

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