Leppaniemi Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Finland

Leppaniemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Leppaniemi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Leppäniemi (717) are calculated separately.

Leppaniemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leppaniemi (Russian: Леппаниеми) occurs most in Russia. It can also be rendered as: Leppäniemi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leppaniemi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Leppaniemi live; 43 percent live in Eastern Europe and 43 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Leppaniemi is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 16,013,673. In Russia Leppaniemi is most common in: Leningrad Oblast, where 78 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 22 percent live. Aside from Russia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 19 percent live and Finland, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leppäniemi97717/
Leppniemi955/
Leppiniemi90285/
Leponiemi84452/
Le Panem781/
Lapinniemi70109/
Li-Haapaniemi701/
Labonimi672/
Lepunemo671/
Lipeneme561/

Leppaniemi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leppaniemi in the Russian language
Леппаниемиleppaniemi-

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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 Leppaniemi
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