Leoso Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Leoso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leoso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
United States641:5,663,421279,165
American Samoa171:3,280753
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Leoso (10) may also be a first name.

Leoso Last Name Facts

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

Leoso is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leoso? popularity and diffusion

Leoso is the 1,286,243rd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Leoso reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Leoso is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 10 people.

Leoso is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 1,884,497. In Nigeria Leoso is most common in: Lagos, where 49 percent reside, Ogun, where 32 percent reside and Kaduna, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and American Samoa, where 10 percent reside.

Leoso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leoso are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Leoso earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.38% less than the national average, earning $22,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leosgo91439/
Leosho9113/
Leoyso912/
Lehotso8330/
Leousso832/
Leosa80124/
Leaso8085/
Leojo801/
Leozo800/
Lehootso774/
Layoso73877/
Lajoso73174/
Leocho7325/
Leoisa7310/
Leosha7310/
Leosia732/
Leocio732/
Léosgo731/
Leyosa731/
Lihoso731/
Leasso731/
Leasou731/
Lehosha6740/
Leassou6737/
Leoesha6725/
Lojioso671/
Leoisha671/
Leeutso671/
Lieusso671/
Lehoesa671/

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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 Leoso
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