Leó Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Leó Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Leo (107,324), Léo (204) & Lèo (2) are calculated separately.
Leó (136) may also be a first name.
Leó Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leó Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leó is held by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Leo, Léo or Lèo. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leó? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leó is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Leó is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Leó reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 794,286th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 136 people.
Leó is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 755,098. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Hajdú-Bihar County, where 85 percent are found, Békés County, where 8 percent are found and Csongrád County, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Hungary Leó occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent are found and Iceland, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo | 89 | 107,324 | / |
| Lleó | 86 | 58 | / |
| Lehó | 86 | 33 | / |
| Leóz | 86 | 3 | / |
| Le | 80 | 7,542,572 | / |
| Ló | 80 | 82 | / |
| Léo | 78 | 204 | / |
| Lèo | 78 | 2 | / |
| Lei | 67 | 3,739,001 | / |
| Lee | 67 | 2,280,266 | / |
| Lie | 67 | 50,006 | / |
| Lea | 67 | 47,342 | / |
| Ley | 67 | 27,224 | / |
| Leu | 67 | 24,043 | / |
| Lye | 67 | 13,181 | / |
| Loe | 67 | 11,155 | / |
| Lue | 67 | 8,902 | / |
| Leh | 67 | 8,408 | / |
| Lae | 67 | 6,071 | / |
| Lle | 67 | 1,066 | / |
| Hle | 67 | 389 | / |
| Løe | 67 | 139 | / |
| Leé | 67 | 85 | / |
| Lwe | 67 | 46 | / |
| Wle | 67 | 38 | / |
| Leü | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lhe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Laó | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lje | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lóh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lée | 67 | 5 | / |
| Löe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lúe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lùe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lió | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lóa | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'E | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leí | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lüe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leį | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lêe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Leó
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