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 surname Leonev (Russian: Леоньев) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Leonev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Leonev occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Leonev live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Leonev is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 17 people.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 16,013,673. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 67 percent are found, Chuvash Republic, where 11 percent are found and Irkutsk Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Beside Russia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Ukraine, where 25 percent are found.

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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