Leoš Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Leoš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leoš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Leos (19,695), Leoś (24) & Léos (1) are calculated separately.

Leoš (5,989) may also be a first name.

Leoš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leoš is found most frequently in Czechia. It may be rendered as a variant: Leos, Leoś or Léos. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leoš? popularity and diffusion

Leoš is the 8,968,613th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Leoš are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 85,767th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 5,989 people.

The last name Leoš is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,544,490. In Czechia Leoš is most common in: Central Bohemian Region, where 67 percent reside and South Moravian Region, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Czechia it exists in one country. It is also found in Lithuania, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leos9219,695/
Leoś9224/
Léos831/
Leoz751,384/
Leox757/
Leoj755/
Leost67918/
Lejos67569/
Leoce67190/
Leosz67174/
Leyos6765/
Leous6742/
Lehoc6720/
Leosh6719/
Leaos6711/
Leose6710/
Lehos679/
Leaoz677/
Leios675/
Leois675/
Leouc674/
Leoss673/
Lojoš673/
Leoch673/
Leots672/
Lehoz672/
Leozz671/
Hleos671/
Lleos671/
Leotz670/
Leods670/

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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 Leoš
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