Leitao Surname

13,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Leitao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leitao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil22,5121:9,509561
Angola9,0711:2,975468
Portugal4,9911:2,087302
France1,1781:56,3867,500
United States7991:453,64138,803
India7561:1,014,63742,680
Canada2261:163,03416,442
England1731:322,07023,948
South Africa1561:347,29331,960
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Spain1001:467,52024,100
Thailand981:720,799118,830
Argentina761:562,41340,543
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Australia371:729,61448,196
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Belgium271:425,80243,971
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Chile181:978,69319,774
Norway141:367,30634,015
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Wales51:618,90625,852
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
China41:341,830,39216,990
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Macau21:300,8151,009
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Leitaõ (4), Leitaó (1), Leitäo (1), Leitào (1), Leitáo (1) & Leitâo (1) are calculated separately.

Leitao (5,332) may also be a first name.

Leitao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leitao (Marathi: लेताव) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms: Leitaõ, Leitaó, Leitäo, Leitào, Leitáo or Leitâo. Click here for further possible spellings of Leitao.

How Common Is The Last Name Leitao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,734th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 179,359 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Leitao are found; 56 percent are found in South America and 55 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 92,375th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 5,332 people.

It is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 22,512 people, or 1 in 9,509. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Ceará, where 20 percent live, São Paulo, where 12 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live. Besides Brazil Leitao exists in 68 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 22 percent live and Portugal, where 12 percent live.

Leitao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leitao last name are 45.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 98.84% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leitao earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 93.35% more than the national average, earning 669,155 kr per year; in Peru they earn 45.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,166 per year; in South Africa they earn 119.29% more than the national average, earning R 521,124 per year; in United States they earn 23.97% more than the national average, earning $53,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $58,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leitaõ944/
Leitaó941/
Leitäo941/
Leitào941/
Leitáo941/
Leitâo941/
Leittao922/
Leiteao921/
Litao91979/
Letao9132/
Leitaiyo861/
Litaou83118/
Letaoa8352/
Lestao8341/
Littao8341/
Lethao8333/
Laitao8326/
Leitoa8310/
Listao838/
Lietao834/
Lettao834/
Lithao833/
Leytao832/
Litaho832/
Leutao832/
Litaeo832/
Liatao831/
Loitao831/
Letaou831/
Littaoa7737/
Letaiyo771/
Leutaho771/
Littaou771/
Louetao771/
Latao73510/
Letoa7359/
Litoa733/
Leiataua71637/
Laitaiyo715/
Liautaod711/
Lattao67758/
Letoua67456/
Letoau6792/
Letoha6755/
Letoah6732/
Letoho6724/
Litoha679/
Loutao674/
Litoua673/
Lethoa673/
Lathao673/
Litoho672/
Leatoa672/
Listoa671/
Litaea671/
Litoau671/
Laitoa671/
Letuio671/
Laiteo671/
Lataho671/
Leuteo671/

Leitao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leitao in the Marathi language
लेतावletava14.63
लेईतावle'itava12.2
लेटोleto12.2
लैतावlaitava9.76
लैतोअlaito'a4.88
लेटावletava4.88
लॅटीनोletino4.88
लेिटमोleitamo4.88
लेताऊleta'u4.88
लेथावlethava3.66
लेताउleta'u2.44
लेटीओleti'o2.44
लेथानlethana2.44
लेईताओle'ita'o2.44
लेताleta2.44
लेतवletava2.44
लेतleta2.44
लेिटओािरसाleitaoairasa2.44
लेटाओleta'o2.44
लेताबletaba1.22

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leitao
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