Leontiev Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Leontiev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leontiev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1731:833,08167,653
Moldova1681:21,1993,582
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Georgia291:129,1579,830
Bulgaria201:348,94517,019
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Israel101:855,76354,181
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
England31:18,572,686338,250
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Leontiev (10) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leontiyev944/
Leontijev941/
Leontev9325,702/
Leontiv9335/
Leontijeva891/
Leonteva8829,432/
Leontyev887,512/
Leontjev88188/
Leontiew8869/
Leont'ev8812/
Leontief889/
Leonteev886/
Leonntev881/
Leonttev881/
Leontjeva82409/
Leontieff82171/
Leontjevs8248/
Leont'eva8217/
Leont'yev822/
Leontteva822/
Leontew8015/
Leontyv806/
Ljontev801/
Leantev801/
Leontejevs781/
Leontjew7543/
Leontyyv754/
Leonteff753/
Leontiff752/
Leontjef751/
Leontjeff7110/
Leonťjeva712/
Léontieff711/

Leontiev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leontiev in the Georgian language
ლეონტიევიleontievi90.91
ლეონტიევleontiev9.09
Leontiev in the Russian language
Леонтиевleontiev-

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Footnotes

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