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
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Leonidas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leonidas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leonidas (Arabic: يونيدس, Georgian: ლეონიდას, Russian: Леонидас) is more frequently found in Burundi than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Leónidas, Leônidas or Léonidas. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leonidas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 19,313th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 256,054 people. The last name Leonidas is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Leonidas are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,307th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 166,861 people.
The surname is most numerous in Burundi, where it is held by 15,354 people, or 1 in 639. Aside from Burundi Leonidas exists in 67 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent reside and Rwanda, where 9 percent reside.
Leonidas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leonidas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leonidas last name expanded 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leonidas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leonidas last name 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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- 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 Leonidas
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