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
Leó occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Leo, Léo or Lèo. Click here for further possible spellings of Leó.
How Common Is The Last Name Leó? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Leó is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Leó are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Leó is also the 794,286th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 136 people.
The last name Leó is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 755,098. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Hajdú-Bihar County, where 85 percent reside, Békés County, where 8 percent reside and Csongrád County, where 8 percent reside. Not including Hungary Leó occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent reside and Iceland, where 6 percent reside.
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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