Leonardo Surname

6,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Leonardo Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Leonardo (lion, bold).

Leonardo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines14,9051:6,792595
Mozambique14,8321:1,838442
Angola11,2401:2,401402
Mexico7,5011:16,5481,387
Brazil6,9121:30,9711,307
Peru6,3231:5,027815
United States5,7461:63,0807,388
Guatemala3,2311:4,978684
Indonesia3,1241:42,3334,854
Portugal2,4821:4,198473
Dominican Republic2,4651:4,232467
Italy1,9501:31,3625,617
Spain1,0661:43,8574,176
Argentina6111:69,9565,940
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Canada4431:83,1739,255
El Salvador3681:17,239870
Honduras3581:24,627905
France2711:245,10237,912
Cuba2131:54,0972,143
Ecuador1791:88,8595,908
Belgium1251:91,97314,233
Belize1001:3,555686
Australia821:329,21628,102
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
England541:1,031,81650,675
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Colombia521:918,7328,918
Aruba461:2,250326
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
Luxembourg381:15,2773,461
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Suriname261:21,2544,689
China201:68,366,0783,721
Paraguay201:361,8375,406
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Panama101:391,2268,067
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
India81:95,883,173728,828
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saint Martin11:35,156229
San Marino11:33,214932
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Léonardo (4) are calculated separately.

Leonardo (1,650,030) may also be a first name.

Leonardo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Leonardo (lion, bold).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Leonardo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leonardo (Georgian: ლეონარდო, Marathi: िलओनारडो, Russian: Леонардо) is most common in The Philippines. It may also appear in the variant forms: Léonardo. For other potential spellings of Leonardo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonardo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leonardo is the 6,569th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 84,757 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Leonardo are found; 30 percent are found in Southern Africa and 30 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 422nd most frequently used first name globally It is held by 1,650,030 people.

The last name Leonardo is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 14,905 people, or 1 in 6,792. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Central Luzon, where 30 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 24 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 17 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this last name is found in 109 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 17 percent are found and Angola, where 13 percent are found.

Leonardo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leonardo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 30,242 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,080 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leonardo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Leonardo last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Leonardo last name are 8.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.53% being registered with the party.

The amount Leonardo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.51% more than the national average, earning €35,889 per year; in Peru they earn 23.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,764 per year; in South Africa they earn 386.39% more than the national average, earning R 1,155,840 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.64% less than the national average, earning $18,698,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $45,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.26% less than the national average, earning $48,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Leonardo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leonardo in the Georgian language
ლეონარდოleonardo-
Leonardo in the Marathi language
िलओनारडोila'onarado-
Leonardo in the Russian language
Леонардоleonardo-

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