Leover Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Panama

Leover Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leover Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Leover (393) may also be a first name.

Leover Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leover (Russian: Леовер) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leover? popularity and diffusion

Leover is the 8,193,072nd most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Leover live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 436,161st most common first name internationally, held by 393 people.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 50 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 50 percent reside. Other than England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 20 percent reside and Israel, where 20 percent reside.

Leover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leover has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Leover surname expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leove9126/
Leaver836,725/
Leovey8314/
Lehove832/
Leober832/
Leovir831/
Leobert7713/
Leobeer771/
Leohuer770/
Leovett770/
Leave73539/
Leovy7340/
Leowe7330/
Leobe739/
Leovi734/
Leahovet712/
Leaber6773/
Leovit6748/
Leovis6718/
Leovio674/
Leavee674/
Lehowe673/
Leovay672/
Lehave672/
Leoova672/
Lihove671/
Leaveh671/
Leeowe671/
Lheobe671/
Leawer671/
Leavea671/
Leavir670/

Leover Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leover in the Russian language
Леоверleover-

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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 Leover
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