Leonev Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Leonev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Leonev Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501

Leonev (17) may also be a first name.

Leonev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leonev (Russian: Леоньев) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Leonev.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Leonev are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 92 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 17 people.

The last name Leonev is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 16,013,673. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 67 percent reside, Chuvash Republic, where 11 percent reside and Irkutsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Russia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Ukraine, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leoneva9211/
Leoniev922/
Leoneev921/
Leonov8356,748/
Leonyv835/
Leonew835/
Leoniv831/
Lleonov771/
Leonnov771/
Leoonov771/
Leoniw673/
Ļeonov671/
Lehanov6215/
Leoniff625/
Leonips622/
Lihonov622/
Leonioff571/
Leijonhöf532/
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Leonev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leonev in the Russian language
Леоньевleonev-

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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 Leonev
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