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 occurs most in Bulgaria. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonkev? popularity and diffusion

Leonkev is the 5,057,639th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Leonkev reside; 93 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 498,493. In Bulgaria Leonkev is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 50 percent live, Shumen Province, where 29 percent live and Vratsa Province, where 21 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria Leonkev is found 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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