Lévi Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Hungary

Lévi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lévi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France301:2,214,091176,965
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Levi (49,003) & Leví (14) are calculated separately.

Lévi (843) may also be a first name.

Lévi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lévi is most common in France. It can also be found in the variant forms: Levi or Leví. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lévi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,312,869th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. Lévi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Lévi live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Lévi is also the 281,020th most numerous forename in the world, held by 843 people.

Lévi is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 2,214,091. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 70 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 23 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 3 percent are found. Beside France this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 29 percent are found and Switzerland, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Levi9249,003/
Lévai899,511/
Lévis8936/
Leví8314/
Livi755,958/
Lévy75769/
Léva7515/
Léve752/
Lívi752/
Ljvi751/
Levis6711,922/
Livio673,546/
Levit673,413/
Levie672,036/
Levai671,609/
Levio671,594/
Livai671,019/
Llivi67717/
Leevi67684/
Lévay67637/
Livie67406/
Livoi67402/
Lyvyi67271/
Livis67254/
Lévaiová67159/
Lievi67131/
Levyi67127/
Livid67109/
Livit6789/
Laivi6784/
Leyvi6769/
Levoi6769/
Leivi6760/
Levid6756/
Liviz6753/
Leviy6751/
Levei6749/
Levij6749/
Leviz6742/
Llevi6735/
Leavi6732/
Livei6727/
Levhi6715/
Liviy6713/
Livhi679/
Levih677/
Lujvi676/
Lyvio676/
Lyvai674/
Levii674/
Levui673/
Lehvi673/
Lijvi673/
Litvi672/
Léwis671/
Lévez671/
Lévaj671/
Levgi671/
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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  • 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 Lévi
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