Levain is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Levain
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Focused in Franche-Comté (70, 25), the name is also present in Normandy. It is often due to a nickname matching a vain man, vain. In fact, there appears to be a medieval personal name, driven notably by a Bishop of Senlis in the sixth century. It is a Germanic personal name, to approximate probably other names such as Lievin, Levin, Lewin. In this case, the original form seems Liubwin (LIOB = dear, beloved friend + = win).

How popular is Levain?

Levain is ranked 431257 on our list.

Levain is a very rare surname, few people in France have the family name and might be arised from France. Around 596 people have been found who wears Levain as their family name. Few people around the world have Levain as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
340,120 Canada4
78,945 Argentina3
201,317 England2
56,169 Mexico1
279,271 Australia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
36,547 Switzerland27
581,593 United States19
Countries with hundreds of Levain:
17,889 France539

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Catherine Levain was 28 years old when she migrated to Philadelphia during Irish famine on November 28, 1848. She lived in Ireland where she worked as maid and took St. George from Liverpool.

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Magen Scroggins
Levain is a rare surname, represents a nickname designating the conceited.

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