Leonida Surname

107,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Leonida Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leonida Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,2501:44,9957,232
Israel8491:10,0801,545
Cyprus3671:2,411292
Romania2531:79,3599,339
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
England1291:431,92329,000
Greece801:138,49722,965
Kenya541:855,18332,488
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Léonida (1) are calculated separately.

Leonida (86,389) may also be a first name.

Leonida Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leonida (Arabic: ليونيدا, Georgian: ლეონიდა, Russian: Леонида) occurs most in The Philippines. It may also be found as: Léonida. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonida? popularity and diffusion

Leonida is the 107,014th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,670,306 people. The last name Leonida is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Leonida reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 11,588th most common first name world-wide, held by 86,389 people.

It is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,250 people, or 1 in 44,995. In The Philippines it is most common in: Western Visayas, where 24 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 16 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 16 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 19 percent are found and Cyprus, where 8 percent are found.

Leonida Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Leonida last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Leonida last name are 8.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Leonida earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.97% less than the national average, earning R 85,620 per year; in United States they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning $44,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $53,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léonida951/
Leonidas9328,461/
Leonidah9320/
Leonidha9319/
Leonidaz935/
Leonaida931/
Leonidad931/
Leonidau931/
Leonidass881/
Leonido86897/
Leonide86128/
Leonidi8651/
Leanida861/
Leoneda861/
Leonides803,618/
Leonidou802,129/
Leonidis80532/
Leonidez80331/
Leonidio80231/
Leoniddi8061/
Leônidas8024/
Leonedas809/
Leonidos807/
Léonidas803/
Lejonide802/
Leonidiy802/
Leoneide801/
Leonidoy801/
Leoneido801/
Leoneuda801/
Leonidych75105/
Leonnydas752/
Léonide713/
Leonedo712/
Leonidoich711/
Leonedes673/
Leonaydo671/
Lieunide671/
Leonydio671/
Lijoneide632/
Lleonedes631/
Lihanidi531/

Leonida Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leonida in the Georgian language
ლეონიდაleonida-
Leonida in the Russian language
Леонидаleonida-
Leonida in the Arabic language
ليونيداlywnyda-

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Footnotes

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