Leonidis Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Leonidis Surname User-submission:

This surname was given to a family that resided in the Black Sea region long before Alexander the Great conquered the region. Because the primordial origin was from Greece, these people soon became part of Byzantium. After the collapse of Byzantium, they have continued to live in the area, although at war with the Turks.

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Leonidis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3281:33,7805,293
Russia1531:941,98173,950
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Georgia71:535,07818,425
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

Leonidis (160) may also be a first name.

Leonidis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname was given to a family that resided in the Black Sea region long before Alexander the Great conquered the region. Because the primordial origin was from Greece, these people soon became part of Byzantium. After the collapse of Byzantium, they have continued to live in the area, although at war with the Turks. In honour of those who protected with sacrifice it's own people were given the surname Leonidis from the first synthetic Leon = lion.

-idis is a common surname suffix for this particular ethocity.

- leonidis

Leonidis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leonidis (Georgian: ლეონიდის, Russian: Леонидис) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonidis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leonidis is the 587,571st most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Leonidis reside; 62 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 62 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Leonidis is also the 725,185th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 160 people.

It is most numerous in Greece, where it is held by 328 people, or 1 in 33,780. In Greece Leonidis is mostly concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 71 percent live, Western Macedonia, where 13 percent live and Attica, where 13 percent live. Besides Greece it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Leonidis Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Leonidis earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 66.77% more than the national average, earning $71,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 96.84% more than the national average, earning $97,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leonidios941/
Leonidi9351/
Leonides883,618/
Leonidio88231/
Leoniddi8861/
Leonidiy882/
Leoniodes822/
Leonida804,363/
Leonide80128/
Leonidoich781/
Leonidez75331/
Leonidha7519/
Leonedes753/
Lejonide752/
Leonidoy751/
Leonaida751/
Leoneide751/
Leonydio751/
Leonidych71105/
Lleonedes711/
Léonide673/
Leoneda671/
Léonida671/
Lihanidi631/
Lijoneide592/

Leonidis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leonidis in the Georgian language
ლეონიდისleonidis-
Leonidis in the Russian language
Леонидисleonidis-

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