# Levan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/levan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,564 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,308 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 67,648 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (4,414 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Levan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 4.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Levan in the United States.

## People named Levan

- Larry Levan, American DJ from New York City (1954–1992)
- Ivy Levan, American singer
- Bob Merrill, American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter (1921-1998)

## Similar surnames

Levine, Levin, Luevano, Lovan, Lavan, Leven, Lavin, Lubin, Lavine, Lapham, Lappin, Lovin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.