Leonidas Surname
Approximately 28,461 people bear this surname
Leonidas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 15,354 | 1:639 | 168 |
| Tanzania | 6,847 | 1:7,732 | 1,012 |
| Rwanda | 2,481 | 1:4,581 | 1,120 |
| Philippines | 1,694 | 1:59,763 | 10,061 |
| Dominican Republic | 539 | 1:19,356 | 1,297 |
| Brazil | 291 | 1:735,651 | 26,888 |
| United States | 265 | 1:1,367,770 | 94,877 |
| France | 192 | 1:345,952 | 52,007 |
| Greece | 151 | 1:73,376 | 12,358 |
| Haiti | 130 | 1:82,184 | 4,229 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| New Caledonia | 47 | 1:5,877 | 1,249 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Cyprus | 41 | 1:21,582 | 2,391 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Peru | 25 | 1:1,271,365 | 21,041 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Nicaragua | 17 | 1:354,182 | 3,204 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
The alternate forms: Leónidas (29), Leônidas (24) & Léonidas (3) are calculated separately.
Leonidas (166,861) may also be a first name.
Leonidas Demographics
Average Leonidas Salary in
United States
$49,823 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leonidas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leonidas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leonidas (Arabic: يونيدس, Georgian: ლეონიდას, Russian: Леонидас) occurs in Burundi more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Leónidas, Leônidas or Léonidas. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leonidas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 19,313th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 256,054 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Leonidas live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Leonidas is also the 6,307th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 166,861 people.
Leonidas is most numerous in Burundi, where it is borne by 15,354 people, or 1 in 639. Besides Burundi this last name occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 24 percent live and Rwanda, where 9 percent live.
Leonidas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leonidas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leonidas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Leonidas surname are 19.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.34% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Leonidas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,723 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.73% less than the national average, earning R 188,364 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.15% less than the national average, earning $22,213,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.47% more than the national average, earning $49,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $50,354 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leónidas | 96 | 29 | / |
| Leônidas | 96 | 24 | / |
| Léonidas | 96 | 3 | / |
| Leonidass | 94 | 1 | / |
| Leonida | 93 | 4,363 | / |
| Leonidah | 88 | 20 | / |
| Leonidha | 88 | 19 | / |
| Leonedas | 88 | 9 | / |
| Leonidos | 88 | 7 | / |
| Leonidaz | 88 | 5 | / |
| Leonidac | 88 | 2 | / |
| Leonaida | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leonidad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leonidau | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leonidace | 82 | 1,472 | / |
| Leonnydas | 82 | 2 | / |
| Leonido | 80 | 897 | / |
| Leoneda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leanida | 80 | 1 | / |
| Léonida | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leonidou | 75 | 2,129 | / |
| Leoneuda | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leoneido | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leonidoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leonedo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leonidoich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leonaydo | 63 | 1 | / |
Leonidas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leonidas in the Georgian language | ||
| ლეონიდას | leonidas | - |
| Leonidas in the Russian language | ||
| Леонидас | leonidas | - |
| Leonidas in the Arabic language | ||
| يونيدس | ywnyds | - |
| ليونيداس | lywnydas | - |
| ليونيدس | lywnyds | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leonidas
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