Leonas Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Leonas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leonas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania1621:18,7323,392
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Colombia1011:473,0116,864
Romania331:608,42043,703
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
England71:7,959,723202,100
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Leonas (6,363) may also be a first name.

Leonas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leonas (Russian: Леонас) has its highest incidence in Lithuania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leonas is the 629,292nd most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Leonas are found; 36 percent are found in Northern Europe and 34 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Leonas is also the 82,521st most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 6,363 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Lithuania, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 18,732. In Lithuania Leonas is primarily found in: Vilnius County, where 51 percent reside, Kaunas County, where 40 percent reside and Panevėžys County, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Lithuania Leonas is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Colombia, where 21 percent reside.

Leonas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leonas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leonas last name increased 1,843 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leonas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leonas surname are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leonas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 34.59% less than the national average, earning $14,849,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning $43,367 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leongas92207/
Leonaus921/
Leona's921/
Leonads920/
Leona915,631/
Leonasse860/
Lejona83229/
Leonat8385/
Leosna8342/
Leonad8334/
Leonga8332/
Leouna8330/
Leonna8327/
Lleona8322/
Leonah8318/
Leonos837/
Lehona834/
Lieona834/
Leanas833/
Leonaz832/
Leonoa832/
Leoina831/
Leonaa831/
Leyona831/
Leonay831/
Leonai831/
Leonau831/
Leohna831/
Leonax830/
Leeonay77174/
Leonhad7753/
Leonarz7721/
Leijona776/
Lleonat774/
Leonaid773/
Leoneus773/
Lioanas771/
Leohyna771/
Leoneis771/
Leongaa771/
Lehanas771/
Leonous771/
Leonois771/
Lleanas771/
Layonas771/
Lehunas770/
Leana731,377/
Leono73681/
Leannais71107/
Leonache7174/
Leonaitė716/
Leonhadt713/
Leoneise711/
Leonaice711/
Liounais711/
Lihounas711/
Leonoise710/
Leaños675,953/
Leanos673,056/
Lehana672,362/
Layona6794/
Lionah6751/
Leaana6726/
Leonod6724/
Leoney6723/
Lehono6716/
Loyona678/
Leonou677/
Leyono676/
Lieono675/
Lleana674/
Leanah673/
Lieana673/
Leanea673/
Leoneu673/
Lajona673/
Leanna673/
Leongo673/
Leonei672/
Leonox671/
Loiona671/
Leđana671/
Leanaz671/
Leonoz671/
Leonozova671/
Leeana671/
Lyhona671/
Leonno671/
Lyoana671/
Luyona671/
Léonat671/
Léosna671/
Leanõs671/
Leanau671/
Leonot671/
Leonhouse670/
Leanai670/

Leonas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leonas in the Russian language
Леонасleonas-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Leonas
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