Leontyeva Surname

48,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Leontyeva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leontyeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia9,6011:15,0112,099
Kazakhstan2691:65,7348,035
Belarus2341:40,6036,959
Ukraine2291:198,78926,906
Transnistria1061:4,478786
Uzbekistan711:435,62210,503
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
Greece141:791,41484,075
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Leontyeva Last Name Facts

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

Leontyeva occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leontyeva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,409th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 683,956 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Leontyeva are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 9,601 people, or 1 in 15,011. In Russia it is primarily found in: Republic of Tatarstan, where 7 percent are found, Samara Oblast, where 5 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Russia it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Leontyeva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Leontyeva last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Leontyeva earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.5% less than the national average, earning $34,302 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leontiyeva959/
Leontjeva89409/
Leontieva89357/
Leontjevas845/
Leontyiova843/
Leontijeva841/
Leontyevich8013/
Leontiewa786/
Leonťjeva782/
Leontjewa781/
Leontievich703/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leontyeva
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