Léo Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Léo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Léo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
France281:2,372,240182,981
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leo89107,324/
Lèo892/
Légo863/
Lého862/
Léos861/
Léao861/
Léyo861/
Lo80302,664/
80277/
Leó7817/
Léost7516/
Léoua751/
Luo6714,714,385/
Lou67845,855/
Lao67485,953/
Loh6791,544/
Loo6754,347/
Loi6738,016/
Loy6732,104/
Lio6711,281/
Loe6711,155/
Loa679,955/
Lho67445/
Lyo67272/
Lõo6790/
Leé6785/
Léa6774/
Hlo6759/
Llo6751/
Lwo6750/
Léh6727/
Wlo6721/
Laé6718/
Loï6717/
Loé6710/
Lué677/
Loë676/
Lée675/
Léu674/
Lié674/
Ljo673/
Löo672/
Lío672/
Láo672/
Lào672/
Loå672/
Loá671/
Lěé671/
Lôo671/
Léü671/
Léê671/
Léi671/
Lèé671/
Loû671/
Loú671/
Loô671/
Loî671/

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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
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  • 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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