Leontean Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Leontean Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Leontean Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova741:48,1277,050
Transnistria71:67,8149,165

Leontean (12) may also be a first name.

Leontean Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leontean (Russian: Леонтеан) is most common in Moldova. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Leontean click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leontean? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,091,648th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. Leontean occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Leontean live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Moldova, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 48,127. In Moldova Leontean is most numerous in: Căușeni District, where 59 percent reside, Dondușeni District, where 23 percent reside and Anenii Noi District, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Moldova this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Transnistria, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leontan930/
Leontyan8813/
Leontein885/
Leontien883/
Leonteen880/
Leonteion821/
Leontine752,443/
Leonthin7544/
Lojuntan751/
Leonthina711/
Leaontine710/
Léontine635/
Leantan531/
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Leontean Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leontean in the Russian language
Леонтеанleontean-

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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 Leontean
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