Léo Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Léo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 136 | 1:1,574,076 | 52,203 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Leo (107,324), Lèo (2) & Leó (17) are calculated separately.
Léo (703) may also be a first name.
Léo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Léo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Léo is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Leo, Lèo or Leó. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Léo? popularity and diffusion
Léo is the 1,168,344th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Léo live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 311,646th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 703 people.
This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 1,574,076. In Brazil Léo is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 34 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 12 percent live. Aside from Brazil Léo exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in France, where 14 percent live and Hungary, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo | 89 | 107,324 | / |
| Lèo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Légo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lého | 86 | 2 | / |
| Léos | 86 | 1 | / |
| Léao | 86 | 1 | / |
| Léyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lo | 80 | 302,664 | / |
| Lé | 80 | 277 | / |
| Leó | 78 | 17 | / |
| Léost | 75 | 16 | / |
| Léoua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luo | 67 | 14,714,385 | / |
| Lou | 67 | 845,855 | / |
| Lao | 67 | 485,953 | / |
| Loh | 67 | 91,544 | / |
| Loo | 67 | 54,347 | / |
| Loi | 67 | 38,016 | / |
| Loy | 67 | 32,104 | / |
| Lio | 67 | 11,281 | / |
| Loe | 67 | 11,155 | / |
| Loa | 67 | 9,955 | / |
| Lho | 67 | 445 | / |
| Lyo | 67 | 272 | / |
| Lõo | 67 | 90 | / |
| Leé | 67 | 85 | / |
| Léa | 67 | 74 | / |
| Hlo | 67 | 59 | / |
| Llo | 67 | 51 | / |
| Lwo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Léh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wlo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Laé | 67 | 18 | / |
| Loï | 67 | 17 | / |
| Loé | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lué | 67 | 7 | / |
| Loë | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lée | 67 | 5 | / |
| Léu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lié | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ljo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Löo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lío | 67 | 2 | / |
| Láo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lào | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loå | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lěé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lôo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léü | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léê | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lèé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loû | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loú | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loô | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loî | 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 Léo
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