Leontevich Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Leontevich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Leontevich 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
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516

Leontevich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leontevich (Russian: Леонтьевич) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leontevich.

How Common Is The Last Name Leontevich? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Leontevich live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Leontevich is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 6,551,048. In Russia Leontevich is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 27 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 18 percent reside and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Russia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 8 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
Leontievich953/
Leontovich90237/
Leontivich901/
Leontovych80394/
Leontowich8074/
Leontevy784/
Leontieva74357/
Leontiva6735/
Leontyva6711/
Leontewa671/
Leontiewa636/
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Leontevich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leontevich in the Russian language
Леонтьевичleontevic-

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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 Leontevich
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