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 last name Leontijević is borne by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Leontijevic. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leontijević? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leontijević is the 604,614th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Leontijević reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Leontijević is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is borne by 510 people, or 1 in 14,010. In Serbia Leontijević is mostly concentrated in: Kolubara District, where 51 percent are found, Belgrade, where 20 percent are found and Zlatibor District, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Serbia Leontijević occurs in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 1 percent are found.
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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