Back Levi (Familienname) German לוי (שם משפחה) HE Levi (cognome) Italian Levi Lithuanian Леви (фамилия) Russian Levi (priimek) Slovenian Levi (efternamn) Swedish Levi (soyadı) Turkish 列维 Chinese
| Pronunciation | /ˈli.vi/ or /ˈlɛ.vi/ |
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| Language(s) | Hebrew |
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Levi or Lévi is a Jewish surname. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew word לוי. Another spelling of the name is Levy (or Lévy). According to Jewish tradition, people with the surname have patrilineal descent from the Levites of the Bible. In 2019, it was revealed as the second most common surname in Israel (after Cohen).[1]
- ^ אלון, אמיר (4 February 2019). "למ"ס: אלה שמות המשפחה הנפוצים בישראל". ynet (in Hebrew).