Léopold Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Iceland

Léopold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Léopold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France121:5,535,227269,324
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

The alternate forms: Leopold (25,695) are calculated separately.

Léopold (16,059) may also be a first name.

Léopold Last Name Facts

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

Léopold is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Leopold. Click here for other potential spellings of Léopold.

How Common Is The Last Name Léopold? popularity and diffusion

The surname Léopold is the 3,798,600th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Léopold is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Léopold live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Léopold is also the 44,316th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 16,059 people.

Léopold is most widespread in France, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 5,535,227. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 83 percent are found, Martinique, where 8 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 8 percent are found. Other than France it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 26 percent are found and Switzerland, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leopold9525,695/
Leopoldt80146/
Leopoldh802/
Leopoldd801/
Leopolds801/
Leoupold801/
Leopoold801/
Leophold801/
Lieopold801/
Leoppold800/
Leopol7775/
L'Leopold751/
Leopoldová7187/
Leopole7139/
Leopoldova7134/
Leopolt7134/
Leopald7123/
Leapold7120/
Leapoldt6718/
Leopauld6717/
Leaphold670/
Leoppald670/
Leapol622/
Leopaul5793/
Leapaldt53111/
Leeappald501/

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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 Léopold
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