Leontis Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Leontis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leontis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5201:21,3073,125
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Haiti491:218,0398,036
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England71:7,959,723202,100
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Leontis (142) may also be a first name.

Leontis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leontis is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leontis.

How Common Is The Last Name Leontis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 492,243rd most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Leontis reside; 78 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Leontis is also the 775,413th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 142 people.

The surname is most frequent in Greece, where it is carried by 520 people, or 1 in 21,307. In Greece Leontis is mostly found in: Attica, where 34 percent reside, Central Greece, where 20 percent reside and North Aegean, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Greece this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Haiti, where 7 percent reside.

Leontis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leontis are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leontis earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 56.83% more than the national average, earning $67,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% more than the national average, earning $51,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leontios93305/
Leonties9370/
Leonti921,356/
Leontiess881/
Leontyi86356/
Leontes86113/
Leontii8669/
Leontie8652/
Leontiy8651/
Leontic8621/
Leontič8612/
Leontei863/
Leontij861/
Leontich805/
Leontioy801/
Leontesz801/
Leonte7710,812/
Leanti77199/
Leonty77164/
Leonta7717/
Léonti771/
Lejeantis759/
Leontte715/
Leontioaia714/
Lajonti714/
Leontez712/
Leontea712/
Leontuy711/
Leointe711/
Leaonte710/
Legianti67363/
Leonteac6732/
Lihounti6713/
Lehounte671/
Leanhthi671/
Leante62153/
Lugianti5355/
Luiyanti5319/
Loyionte535/

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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 Leontis
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