Leontiev Surname
Approximately 569 people bear this surname
Leontiev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 173 | 1:833,081 | 67,653 |
| Moldova | 168 | 1:21,199 | 3,582 |
| United States | 74 | 1:4,898,094 | 251,818 |
| Georgia | 29 | 1:129,157 | 9,830 |
| Bulgaria | 20 | 1:348,945 | 17,019 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Leontiev (10) may also be a first name.
Leontiev Demographics
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Leontiev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leontiev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leontiev (Georgian: ლეონტიევი, Russian: Леонтиев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leontiev? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leontiev is the 558,412th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The last name Leontiev is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Leontiev live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 30 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname Leontiev is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 833,081. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 17 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent are found and Republic of Karelia, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Russia this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Leontiev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Leontiev last name are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 45.83% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Leontiev earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 54.1% more than the national average, earning $66,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.16% more than the national average, earning $74,603 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leontiyev | 94 | 4 | / |
| Leontijev | 94 | 1 | / |
| Leontev | 93 | 25,702 | / |
| Leontiv | 93 | 35 | / |
| Leontijeva | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leonteva | 88 | 29,432 | / |
| Leontyev | 88 | 7,512 | / |
| Leontjev | 88 | 188 | / |
| Leontiew | 88 | 69 | / |
| Leont'ev | 88 | 12 | / |
| Leontief | 88 | 9 | / |
| Leonteev | 88 | 6 | / |
| Leonntev | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leonttev | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leontjeva | 82 | 409 | / |
| Leontieff | 82 | 171 | / |
| Leontjevs | 82 | 48 | / |
| Leont'eva | 82 | 17 | / |
| Leont'yev | 82 | 2 | / |
| Leontteva | 82 | 2 | / |
| Leontew | 80 | 15 | / |
| Leontyv | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ljontev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leantev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leontejevs | 78 | 1 | / |
| Leontjew | 75 | 43 | / |
| Leontyyv | 75 | 4 | / |
| Leonteff | 75 | 3 | / |
| Leontiff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leontjef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leontjeff | 71 | 10 | / |
| Leonťjeva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Léontieff | 71 | 1 | / |
Leontiev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leontiev in the Georgian language | ||
| ლეონტიევი | leontievi | 90.91 |
| ლეონტიევ | leontiev | 9.09 |
| Leontiev in the Russian language | ||
| Леонтиев | leontiev | - |
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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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- 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 Leontiev
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