Leonov Surname

9,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Leonov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leonov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia45,0791:3,197340
Ukraine5,7951:7,856916
Belarus2,5691:3,698419
Kazakhstan1,6051:11,0171,714
Israel2881:29,7144,249
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Romania1551:129,53514,130
Uzbekistan1471:210,4027,541
Kyrgyzstan1321:45,2476,710
Bulgaria1091:64,0274,194
Estonia881:15,0202,406
Georgia861:43,5535,820
Moldova611:58,3838,186
Canada611:604,02649,778
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
Tajikistan441:190,6071,835
Lithuania431:70,57210,443
Transnistria301:15,8232,989
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Azerbaijan141:689,22311,826
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Czechia111:966,67976,885
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Latvia71:292,86424,791
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Ļeonov (1) are calculated separately.

Leonov (35) may also be a first name.

Leonov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leonov (Georgian: ლეონოვი, Russian: Леонов) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Ļeonov. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leonov is the 9,916th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 128,419 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Leonov reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 77 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Leonov is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 35 people.

This last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 45,079 people, or 1 in 3,197. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 9 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Rostov Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Russia Leonov is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 10 percent are found and Belarus, where 5 percent are found.

Leonov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Leonov last name is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Leonov last name are 6.49% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 53.26% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leonov earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 26.33% more than the national average, earning $54,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.78% more than the national average, earning $61,496 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ļeonov941/
Leonova9266,389/
Leonovs92566/
Leosnov9222/
Leonoov921/
Leonnov921/
Leyonov921/
Lleonov921/
Leoonov921/
Legionov8640/
Leoonova862/
Leounova861/
Lleonova861/
Leonnova861/
Leonow83178/
Leonof8315/
Leonev8312/
Leanov837/
Leonovová802/
Leonoff77250/
Lehanov7715/
Laionov775/
Ļeonova774/
Leonows774/
Leonowa772/
Lihonov772/
Layonov772/
Ļeonovs771/
Leoneev771/
Lyoonov771/
Léonova771/
Lehanova7117/
Lejonhav711/
Leonhoff710/
Leonów676/
Hlehanova671/
Leonaw670/

Leonov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leonov in the Georgian language
ლეონოვიleonovi96.1
ლეონოვleonov3.9
Leonov in the Russian language
Леоновleonov-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leonov
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