Léal Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Léal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Léal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France261:2,554,720189,486
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Leal (551,238) & Leál (1) are calculated separately.

Léal Last Name Facts

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

Léal is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Leal or Leál. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Léal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. Léal is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Léal reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,554,720. In France Léal is most frequent in: Brittany, where 42 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 31 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 8 percent are found. Not including France it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leal92551,238/
Léale891/
Leál831/
Léault801/
Légall801/
Lail7511,028/
Laul75886/
Lael75856/
Layl75526/
Ljal752/
Lajl751/
Loyal672,404/
Layal671,537/
Leale671,455/
Laule67943/
Lehal67737/
Lejal67483/
Loial67367/
Lajul67302/
Layol67279/
Lawel67260/
Laile67239/
Layil67184/
Layel67179/
Lleal67162/
Layle67133/
Lihal67112/
Lealh6778/
Lajal6775/
Laiol6769/
Laitl6756/
Lahul6756/
Lauel6756/
Leyal6723/
Liyal6719/
Leual6716/
Lojal6716/
Lajel6714/
Laiel6713/
Hlail6713/
Leeal6712/
Lijal6711/
Lajil6710/
Leall677/
Llail677/
Laull677/
Leial677/
Laill676/
Luyal676/
Leaal675/
Layll674/
Liaul674/
Lhail674/
Lahyl673/
Hleal673/
Lajol673/
Leaol672/
Layul672/
Lailp672/
Lealt672/
Leald671/
Liðal671/
Leasl671/
Leahl671/
Lajle671/
Lailt671/
Le'al671/
Laehl670/
Lhaul670/
Lauld670/
Lauhl670/
Laihl670/
Laell670/
Lieal670/
Layld670/

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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 Léal
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