Leonkev Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Leonkev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leonkev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria141:498,49322,004
England11:55,718,059489,080

Leonkev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leonkev is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonkev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Leonkev live; 93 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Leonkev is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 498,493. In Bulgaria Leonkev is primarily concentrated in: Sofia City Province, where 50 percent live, Shumen Province, where 29 percent live and Vratsa Province, where 21 percent live. Barring Bulgaria Leonkev exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live.

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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 Leonkev
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