Leontescu Surname

602,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Leontescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leontescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4781:42,0045,321
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England41:13,929,515290,718
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Leontescu Last Name Facts

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

Leontescu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leontescu? popularity and diffusion

Leontescu is the 602,749th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,150,575 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Leontescu reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name Leontescu is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 478 people, or 1 in 42,004. In Romania Leontescu is most common in: Botoșani County, where 50 percent reside, Suceava County, where 18 percent reside and Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania Leontescu exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Leontescu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leontescu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Leontescu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.52% more than the national average, earning $56,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liontescu89181/
Leontesco893/
Lintescu822/
Lenteskou781/
Lentsck758/
Lentsuk751/
Leontsakou742/
Lentisco71311/
Lontsick711/
Leontšuk711/
Lentisca711/
Lentsouk711/
Leonitsky671/
Lontsiuku671/

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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
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  • 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 Leontescu
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