Leeto Surname

182,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leeto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leeto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8661:29,0343,733
Lesotho3901:5,2121,063
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Liberia191:232,02814,625
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Leeto (2,052) may also be a first name.

Leeto Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leeto Come From? nationality or country of origin

Leeto (Russian: Леето) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leeto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 182,810th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,135,777 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Leeto live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 166,491st most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 2,052 people.

The last name Leeto is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,866 people, or 1 in 29,034. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Free State, where 38 percent are found, North West, where 35 percent are found and Gauteng, where 19 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 17 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Leeto Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Leeto earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.2% less than the national average, earning R 125,484 per year and in United States they earn 93.32% more than the national average, earning $83,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lejeto91115/
Leetoy9128/
Leetho911/
Leetou911/
Leto8916,242/
Leeatoa832/
Lehto8012,580/
Leito803,547/
Loeto802,754/
Lieto801,770/
Letto801,494/
Letho801,053/
Letou80685/
Letot80649/
Leyto80367/
Lesto80284/
Letoo80164/
Letos80157/
Leato80157/
Leeta80157/
Leuto80120/
Letoh80119/
Laeto8077/
Letoa8059/
Letod8055/
Letoš8048/
Letoy8039/
Lueto8034/
Letoi8028/
Letgo805/
Letuo802/
Lejto802/
Letop801/
Letoz801/
Lleto801/
Letoux73192/
Leiato73189/
Lethgo73104/
Lestos73104/
Luetto73101/
Leutou7386/
Letout7370/
Lethoo7356/
Letoha7355/
Leatou7352/
Leszto7345/
Lestou7336/
Lettoh7336/
Liyeto7329/
Lettos7325/
Lejeta7323/
Leitos7318/
Lietho7316/
Leitoa7310/
Leetha739/
Lehato739/
Leitto739/
Letoit739/
Lethoi738/
Leisto738/
Letoch737/
Lietto737/
Loetto737/
Leitoy737/
Laetho735/
Letouz734/
Lethoa733/
Laweto733/
Lethuo733/
Leatoa732/
Leitho732/
Letodd732/
Letous732/
Letois732/
Lleuto732/
Lhetto732/
Luieto731/
Llehto731/
Leitou731/
Leatho731/
Leatoo731/
Leatto731/
Leetta731/
Leatuo731/
Lejoto731/
Leitod731/
Loetho731/
Loueto731/
Loyeto731/
Leitoi731/
Layeto731/
Lethoy731/
Lestod731/
Lettho731/
Leytou731/
Lhetho731/
'Lieto731/
Leshto731/
Lleeta731/
Loweto730/
Leitoh730/
Leutho730/
Leta6732,451/
Loto6712,149/
Lito676,872/
Lethuoa67188/
Lestoux6746/
Lyto6740/
Lehatto6723/
Letá6711/
Leitoch6711/
Leuthou6710/
Leitout679/
Leithoi674/
Lethooa674/
Leyatou672/
Léto672/
Laethoh672/
Leeyata672/
Louetou671/
Lethoos671/
Leuthot671/
Lethuoh671/
Loggeto671/
Llejito671/
Lawetoo671/
Le'iato671/
Letoust671/
Lettouh671/
Ljto671/
Leathoh671/
Leettha671/
Leitois670/
Lettots670/
Liggeto670/

Leeto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leeto in the Russian language
Леетоleeto-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leeto
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