How common is the surname Levan?

4,564 people in the United States had the surname Levan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,648 Americans. It ranked 7,308th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Levan?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Levan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Levan?

Larry Levan, American DJ from New York City (1954–1992), followed by Ivy Levan.

Where is the surname Levan most common?

Wikidata records people named Levan in the United States.

Is the surname Levan getting more or less common?

More common. 4,414 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,564 in 2010, up 3.4%.

Is Levan also a first name?

Yes. Levan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Levan

A surname, carried by 4,564 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L150 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Levan is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,564 people named Levan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,648 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,414.

#7,308

rank among US surnames

4,564

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #7,001)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,301	Grass	4,567	67,604
#7,303	Bobadilla	4,566	67,618
#7,305	Hardeman	4,565	67,633
#7,308	Levan	4,564	67,648
#7,311	Casale	4,563	67,663
#7,314	Struble	4,562	67,678
#7,315	Cofer	4,561	67,693

Who is named Levan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Levan identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Levans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Larry Levan
American DJ from New York City (1954–1992)
Ivy Levan
American singer, born 1987
Bob Merrill
American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter (1921-1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Levan

Levan has the Soundex code L150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L150.

Questions

How common is the surname Levan?: 4,564 people in the United States had the surname Levan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,648 Americans. It ranked 7,308th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Levan?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Levan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Levan?: Larry Levan, American DJ from New York City (1954–1992), followed by Ivy Levan.
Where is the surname Levan most common?: Wikidata records people named Levan in the United States.
Is the surname Levan getting more or less common?: More common. 4,414 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,564 in 2010, up 3.4%.
Is Levan also a first name?: Yes. Levan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.