Leope Surname

281,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Leope Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leope Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3461:40,2515,176
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Leope (292) may also be a first name.

Leope Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leope is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leope? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 281,089th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,307,754 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Leope are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 516,683rd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 292 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,346 people, or 1 in 40,251. In South Africa Leope is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 61 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent live. Outside of South Africa it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Leope Last Name Statistics demography

Leope earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.93% less than the national average, earning R 138,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leopea91126/
Leopez919/
Lehope917/
Leoper916/
Leopes915/
Leophe911/
Leop89974/
Leopper8346/
Leopfer831/
Leopher830/
Leopa80569/
Leape80102/
Lehop807/
Leoup801/
Leopp801/
Leepeh7379/
Leopai7315/
Leapeh736/
Leopha734/
Lehape731/
Leheop731/
Líopez731/
Leapea731/
Leaphe731/
Leappe730/
Leap673,217/
Leob67568/
Leov67185/
Lhiopes675/
Lheopis673/
Leopoid672/
Leopova671/

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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 Leope
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