Leontiv Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Leontiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leontiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Leontiv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leontiv (Russian: Леонтив) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leontiv? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Leontiv occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Leontiv reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Leontiv is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 4,503,846. In Russia Leontiv is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 25 percent are found, Bashkortostan Republic, where 9 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent are found. Beside Russia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 3 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Leontiv Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leontiv surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leontiev93569/
Leontev8625,702/
Leontyv866/
Leonteva8029,432/
Leontiew8069/
Leont'ev8012/
Leontief809/
Leonteev806/
Leontiff802/
Leonntev801/
Leonttev801/
Leontieff75171/
Leont'eva7517/
Leontteva752/
Leontew7115/
Ljontev711/
Leantev711/
Leonteff673/
Léontieff631/

Leontiv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leontiv in the Russian language
Леонтивleontiv-

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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
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  • 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 Leontiv
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