de Leo Surname
Approximately 9,120 people bear this surname
de Leo Surname Definition:
(Italian) The son of Leo (lion).
de Leo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 7,066 | 1:8,655 | 1,265 |
| Argentina | 596 | 1:71,717 | 6,093 |
| Brazil | 372 | 1:575,469 | 21,465 |
| United States | 277 | 1:1,308,516 | 91,569 |
| Mexico | 219 | 1:566,786 | 9,655 |
| Australia | 176 | 1:153,385 | 16,171 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| Belgium | 64 | 1:179,635 | 24,162 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Venezuela | 32 | 1:943,877 | 14,561 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: de Léo (14) are calculated separately.
de Leo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) The son of Leo (lion).
de Leo Demographics
Average de Leo Salary in
United States
$66,660 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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de Leo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name de Leo Come From? nationality or country of origin
de Leo is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: de Léo. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name de Leo? popularity and diffusion
de Leo is the 55,674th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 799,073 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of de Leo are found; 78 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent are found in Italic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 7,066 people, or 1 in 8,655. In Italy de Leo is most frequent in: Apulia, where 32 percent live, Calabria, where 17 percent live and Campania, where 13 percent live. Beside Italy this last name exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
de Leo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of de Leo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 9,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.
de Leo Last Name Statistics demography
The amount de Leo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning €30,602 per year; in Peru they earn 238.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 65,567 per year; in United States they earn 54.49% more than the national average, earning $66,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $51,758 CAD per year.
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