Leto Surname

32,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Leto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4,2991:33,5254,555
Italy3,6741:16,6462,828
United States3,1801:113,98112,330
Indonesia1,1601:114,00811,587
Ivory Coast4871:47,3742,956
Argentina4131:103,4958,759
Papua New Guinea3391:24,0522,643
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Belarus2671:35,5846,154
Bosnia and Herzegovina2141:16,5253,070
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
France1911:347,76352,251
Brazil1341:1,597,57052,858
India1341:5,724,369136,722
Kazakhstan1261:140,33714,283
Uganda911:429,00326,108
Germany911:884,67563,174
Belgium891:129,17618,730
England831:671,30238,633
Croatia731:57,92610,865
Uzbekistan711:435,62210,503
Iran551:1,396,04656,996
Australia471:574,37741,856
Mexico421:2,955,38622,751
Canada411:898,67368,969
Peru401:794,60317,297
Slovakia341:156,95427,796
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Israel221:388,98331,283
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
Norway171:302,48730,120
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Marshall Islands141:3,702761
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Léto (2) & Létó (1) are calculated separately.

Leto (3,013) may also be a first name.

Leto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leto (Marathi: लेटो, Oriya: େଲତ, Russian: Лето) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Léto or Létó. For other potential spellings of Leto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,736th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 448,685 people. The last name Leto occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Leto live; 24 percent live in Eastern Europe and 23 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Leto is also the 131,783rd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 3,013 people.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 4,299 people, or 1 in 33,525. In Russia Leto is most frequent in: Moscow, where 22 percent are found, Mari El Republic, where 11 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent are found. Besides Russia this surname is found in 91 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Leto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leto last name grew 106,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Leto surname are 4.78% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 51.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Leto earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 1.53% more than the national average, earning €30,490 per year; in Norway they earn 14.59% less than the national average, earning 295,603 kr per year; in Peru they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,410 per year; in United States they earn 15.79% more than the national average, earning $49,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.36% more than the national average, earning $52,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léto922/
Lehto8912,580/
Leito893,547/
Loeto892,754/
Leeto892,324/
Lieto891,770/
Letto891,494/
Letho891,053/
Letou89685/
Letot89649/
Leyto89367/
Lesto89284/
Letoo89164/
Letos89157/
Leuto89120/
Letoh89119/
Laeto8977/
Letoa8959/
Letod8955/
Letoš8948/
Letoy8939/
Letoi8928/
Letgo895/
Letuo892/
Lejto892/
Letop891/
Letoz891/
Lleto891/
Létó831/
Letoux80192/
Lethgo80104/
Lestos80104/
Leutou8086/
Letout8070/
Lethoo8056/
Letoha8055/
Leatou8052/
Leszto8045/
Lestou8036/
Lettoh8036/
Leetoy8028/
Lettos8025/
Leitos8018/
Lietho8016/
Leitoa8010/
Leitto809/
Letoit809/
Lethoi808/
Leisto808/
Letoch807/
Lietto807/
Loetto807/
Leitoy807/
Laetho805/
Letouz804/
Lethoa803/
Lethuo803/
Leatoa802/
Leitho802/
Letodd802/
Letous802/
Letois802/
Lleuto802/
Lhetto802/
Llehto801/
Leitou801/
Leatho801/
Leatoo801/
Leatto801/
Leatuo801/
Leitod801/
Loetho801/
Leitoi801/
Lethoy801/
Lestod801/
Lettho801/
Leytou801/
Lhetho801/
'Lieto801/
Leetho801/
Leshto801/
Leetou801/
Leitoh800/
Leutho800/
Leta7532,451/
Loto7512,149/
Lito756,872/
Lyto7540/
Letá7511/
Ljto751/
Lethuoa73188/
Lestoux7346/
Leitoch7311/
Lethuoe7311/
Leuthou7310/
Leitout739/
Leithoi734/
Lethooa734/
Laethoh732/
Lethoos731/
Lethuoh731/
Letoust731/
Lettouh731/
Leathoh731/
Leitois730/
Lettots730/
Lotto674,085/
Letta673,881/
Leuta672,443/
Lesta671,849/
Latto671,746/
Hleta671,481/
Litto671,068/
Latoo67892/
Leita67883/
Litos67732/
Lieta67696/
Listo67635/
Litho67564/
Litou67544/
Lyoto67539/
Lotho67527/
Latoy67491/
Letha67419/
Loito67407/
Laito67387/
Laeta67303/
Litot67300/
Layto67292/
Loeta67277/
Lyato67270/
Letas67259/
Litoy67249/
Letau67206/
Lotoo67197/
Litoi67161/
Lioto67158/
Leeta67157/
Litoš67127/
Latuo67124/
Latho67103/
Lotoy67102/
Letat6796/
Litod6783/
Lytou6760/
Lytot6757/
Letah6750/
Letap6747/
Leata6747/
Latoh6743/
Litop6742/
Lotoi6740/
Letaa6737/
Leyta6733/
Litoh6733/
Latoi6732/
Litoo6722/
Luito6718/
Hloto6713/
Hlito678/
Lotuo676/
Lheta675/
Lehta675/
Latoň675/
Lejta675/
Leitoutt674/
Lahto674/
Lleta674/
Lytoi674/
Leteu673/
Létot673/
Litoa673/
Lodto672/
Ladto672/
Lloto672/
Letad672/
Lytoy672/
Leithoss671/
Llito671/
Lätto671/
Letaňová671/
Letaš671/
Lettó671/
Litoz671/
Loyto671/
Leíta671/
Lotoj671/
Luyto671/
Laehthoh671/
Lytto670/

Leto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leto in the Marathi language
लेटोleto-
Leto in the Oriya language
େଲତelata80
େଲେତାeleta20
Leto in the Russian language
Летоleto-

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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 Leto
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