Names / Levi
Is Levi a first name or a last name?
Levi is both: a family name in some places and a given name in others. It is mostly a family name in Israel, Italy and France; mostly a given name in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and the Netherlands.
How to address someone called Levi
- United States. Levi is a given name. Hi Levi on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Levi.
- Israel. Levi is a family name, usually written last. Write Dear Mr. Levi or Dear Ms. Levi.
- Italy. Levi is a family name, usually written last. Write Dear Mr. Levi or Dear Ms. Levi.
- United Kingdom. Levi is a given name. Hi Levi on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Levi.
Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.
Levi by country
People recorded in Wikidata who carry Levi as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (684 in total).
| Country | As family name | As given name | Family name share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 227 | 17% |
| Israel | 106 | 13 | 89% |
| Italy | 53 | 2 | 96% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 27 | 18% |
| Canada | 5 | 24 | 17% |
| Germany | 14 | 10 | 58% |
| France | 21 | 1 | 95% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 17 | 6% |
| Brazil | 3 | 10 | 23% |
| Sweden | 4 | 8 | 33% |
Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.
Levi in the United States
- As a surname: about 7,500 people in the 2010 census, rank 4,731 among US surnames.
- As a first name: 130,486 babies born between 1950 and 2017, 1% of them girls.
Levi as a given name: men or women?
About 0% of people with Levi as a given name in Wikidata are women, and 1% of US babies given the name. This describes the name, not any one person: a title is usually a safe guess, but the full name without a title is always polite.
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