Lévy Surname

444,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Lévy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lévy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3921:169,44626,353
Switzerland2451:33,5224,929
Hungary361:272,67421,202
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Monaco51:7,4131,114
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Levy (224,725), Lèvy (5) & Levý (767) are calculated separately.

Lévy (24) may also be a first name.

Lévy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lévy is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Levy, Lèvy or Levý. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lévy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 444,080th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,476,653 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Lévy are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 24 people.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 169,446. In France Lévy is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 59 percent reside, Occitanie, where 9 percent reside and Grand Est, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account France this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 32 percent reside and Hungary, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Levy92224,725/
Lèvy925/
Lévay89637/
Levý83767/
Livy75207/
Lévi7568/
Léva7515/
Léwy756/
Léve752/
Lévai679,511/
Levey675,895/
Leavy675,643/
Levay671,871/
Levoy67919/
Levyy67877/
Levyt67406/
Lyvyi67271/
Levyi67127/
Livey67126/
Leevy67117/
Livay6777/
Levys6764/
Leviy6751/
Leivy6745/
Lévayová6745/
Lévis6736/
Livoy6726/
Liviy6713/
Lyvoy6711/
Livyy679/
Levéy675/
Llevy672/
Levyo672/
Levyz672/
Lesvy672/
Levuy672/
Levyh671/
Luivy671/
Livuy671/
Loivy671/
Layvy671/
Hlevy671/
Laivy671/
Lévez671/
Lévaj671/
Levhy670/
Lyvey670/

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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
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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 Lévy
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