Leov Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Leov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand811:55,9058,836
North Macedonia431:48,8715,276
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Leov (10) may also be a first name.

Leov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leov (Georgian: ლეოვ, Russian: Леов) occurs most in New Zealand. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,248,410th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Leov live; 50 percent live in Australasia and 50 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Leov is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 55,905. In New Zealand it is mostly found in: Marlborough Region, where 46 percent live, Nelson, where 19 percent live and Auckland Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from New Zealand Leov exists in 15 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Leov Last Name Statistics demography

Leov earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leova89100/
Lehov8943/
Leahov8031/
Lehovd806/
Leow7514,918/
Leop75974/
Leob75568/
Leav7586/
Leof7568/
Leahova7335/
Leehovd731/
Leopova731/
Leope671,373/
Lieow67174/
Leoub67170/
Leyow67143/
Leoff67108/
Lihov6729/
Leowa6727/
Lehow6710/
Lehop677/
Lehof671/
Leobh671/
Lejob671/
Hleof671/
Lehav671/
Leopp671/
Leobs671/
Leobd671/
Leavh671/
Lehob671/
Leoup671/

Leov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leov in the Georgian language
ლეოვleov-
Leov in the Russian language
Леовleov-

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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 Leov
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