Leontief Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Leontief Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Leontief Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leontief Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leontief is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leontief? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Leontief reside; 44 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
Leontief is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,769,948. In Greece it is most numerous in: Central Macedonia, where 100 percent are found. Other than Greece this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Iran, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leontieff | 94 | 171 | / |
| Leontiev | 88 | 569 | / |
| Leontiew | 88 | 69 | / |
| Leonteff | 88 | 3 | / |
| Leontiff | 88 | 2 | / |
| Leontjef | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leontjeff | 82 | 10 | / |
| Leontiyev | 82 | 4 | / |
| Léontieff | 82 | 1 | / |
| Leontijev | 82 | 1 | / |
| Leontev | 80 | 25,702 | / |
| Leontiv | 80 | 35 | / |
| Leontew | 80 | 15 | / |
| Leontijeva | 78 | 1 | / |
| Leonteva | 75 | 29,432 | / |
| Leontyev | 75 | 7,512 | / |
| Leontjev | 75 | 188 | / |
| Leontjew | 75 | 43 | / |
| Leont'ev | 75 | 12 | / |
| Leonteev | 75 | 6 | / |
| Leonttev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leonntev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leontjeva | 71 | 409 | / |
| Leontjevs | 71 | 48 | / |
| Leont'eva | 71 | 17 | / |
| Leontteva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Leont'yev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Leontyv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leontejevs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ljontev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leantev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leontyyv | 63 | 4 | / |
| Leonťjeva | 59 | 2 | / |
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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 Leontief
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