Leontijević Surname
Approximately 513 people bear this surname
Leontijević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 510 | 1:14,010 | 1,671 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
The alternate forms: Leontijevic (12) are calculated separately.
Leontijević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leontijević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leontijević occurs more in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Leontijevic. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leontijević? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 604,614th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Leontijević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most widely held in Serbia, where it is held by 510 people, or 1 in 14,010. In Serbia it is mostly found in: Kolubara District, where 51 percent reside, Belgrade, where 20 percent reside and Zlatibor District, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Serbia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leontijevic | 97 | 12 | / |
| Leontievich | 82 | 3 | / |
| Leontijewic | 82 | 1 | / |
| Leontyevich | 73 | 13 | / |
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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 Leontijević
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