Leost Surname

386,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Leost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8371:79,35811,195
Canada571:646,41452,764
England101:5,571,806158,774
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Léost (16) are calculated separately.

Leost Last Name Facts

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

Leost (Russian: Леост) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Léost. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leost? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 386,702nd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,938,503 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Leost are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Leost is most numerous in France, where it is held by 837 people, or 1 in 79,358. In France Leost is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 52 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 5 percent reside. Beside France this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Leost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leost has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leost last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leost Last Name Statistics demography

Leost earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.63% less than the national average, earning $43,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léost9316/
Leoste9143/
L'Eost917/
Lehost914/
Lheost911/
Leos8919,695/
Leot8955/
Leoistd837/
Lehoste833/
Lehoist832/
Leote801,566/
Lejos80569/
Lehot80233/
Lejot80194/
Leosz80174/
Least8075/
Leyos8065/
Leous8042/
Leosh8019/
Leaos8011/
Leyot8010/
Leose8010/
Leott809/
Lehos809/
Leios805/
Leois805/
Leiot803/
Leoth803/
Leoss803/
Leots802/
Leout801/
Lleos801/
Hleos801/
Leods800/
Leotz800/
Leo75107,324/
Leotte73371/
Lioust7367/
Lheote7362/
Lehosh7350/
Lehout7337/
Legiot739/
Lehous735/
Lehotz734/
Lejust734/
Legios734/
Leosch733/
Leosse733/
Leoute732/
Leoush731/
Lejosh731/
Glieot731/
Lehoth731/
Leoose730/
Leyott730/
Lehostova7116/
Leao6778,191/
Leas672,354/
Leoz671,384/
Leou671,130/
Lleo671,105/
Leat67981/
Leop67974/
Leho67817/
Leoa67253/
Leoi67170/
Leoh67147/
Leod67117/
Leoy6772/
Leňo6754/
Lieo6752/
Leoo6726/
Leľo6725/
Lehoult6725/
Leoś6724/
Leeo6714/
Leox677/
Leoj675/
Leoš674/
Leotova672/
Líos672/
Léos671/
Lehosse671/
Leĺo671/
Leeosse671/
D'Leyos671/
Leosche670/

Leost Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leost in the Russian language
Леостleost-

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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 Leost
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