De-Leon Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

De-Leon Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the City of Leon, where Jews lived since the 10th century. It means 'lion'.

De-Leon Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England221:2,532,63991,802
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
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The alternate forms: De-León (2) & De-Leõn (1) are calculated separately.

De-Leon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the City of Leon, where Jews lived since the 10th century. It means 'lion'.

- 1james24
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De-Leon Demographics

De-Leon Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 6 (2014)

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De-Leon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name De-Leon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname De-Leon (Russian: Де-леон) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as: De-León or De-Leõn. Click here to see other possible spellings of De-Leon.

How Common Is The Last Name De-Leon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,612,213th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of De-Leon live; 56 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name De-Leon is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 10,068,304. In The United States De-Leon is mostly found in: California, where 36 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and Massachusetts, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

De-Leon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the De-Leon last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount De-Leon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.6% more than the national average, earning $45,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning $44,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
De-León952/
De-Leõn951/
De-Leone931/
de Leon86526,542/
Da-Leon861/
de Leone80298/
de Leonn805/
de Leaon804/
de Leoon803/
Di-Leone803/
de Leong803/
de Leont803/
de Leion801/
de Leonk801/
de León715,663/
de Leòn71112/
de Léon7121/
de Lean7110/
de Leão718/
da Leon718/
de Leom715/
di Leon714/
de Leãn711/
di Leone671,389/
de Luyon6722/
de Leeun672/
de Ljone671/
de Léón572/
de Lión572/
de Liôn571/
de Léan571/
de Lèón571/
de Lião571/
da Loyon531/
da Layon531/
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De-Leon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
De-Leon in the Russian language
Де-леонde-leon-

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