Leontieva Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Leontieva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leontieva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1451:993,95276,823
Moldova1111:32,0845,095
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Bulgaria191:367,31117,687
Georgia191:197,13411,854
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
England21:27,859,030389,889
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Leontieva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leontieva (Georgian: ლეონტიევა, Russian: Леонтиева) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leontieva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 790,102nd most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Leontieva are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 31 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Leontieva is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 993,952. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 19 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 17 percent are found and Tomsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Russia Leontieva is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Leontieva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Leontieva surname is principally Orthodox (63%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Leontieva surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leontieva earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 19.24% more than the national average, earning 412,656 kr per year and in United States they earn 15.07% more than the national average, earning $49,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leontiyeva959/
Leontijeva951/
Leonteva9429,432/
Leontiva9435/
Leontyeva8910,655/
Leontjeva89409/
Leont'eva8917/
Leontiewa896/
Leontteva892/
Leontjevas845/
Leontyiova843/
Leontyva8211/
Leontevy824/
Leontewa821/
Leontievich803/
Leonťjeva782/
Leontjewa781/
Leontevich7424/
Leontivich741/
Leontyevich7013/

Leontieva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leontieva in the Georgian language
ლეონტიევაleontieva-
Leontieva in the Russian language
Леонтиеваleontieva-

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Footnotes

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