de Leo Surname

55,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

de Leo Surname Definition:

(Italian) The son of Leo (lion).

de Leo 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
Italy7,0661:8,6551,265
Argentina5961:71,7176,093
Brazil3721:575,46921,465
United States2771:1,308,51691,569
Mexico2191:566,7869,655
Australia1761:153,38516,171
Canada911:404,89735,698
Belgium641:179,63524,162
France321:2,075,710171,237
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
England311:1,797,35772,927
Israel241:356,56829,419
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith
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de Leo Demographics

Average Male de Leo Height

172.94 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 18 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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de Leo Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Leo is found most in Italy. It can appear as a variant: de Léo. For other possible spellings of de Leo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Leo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 55,674th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 799,073 people. de Leo is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of de Leo live; 78 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent live in Italic Europe.

The last name de Leo is most commonly used in Italy, where it is held by 7,066 people, or 1 in 8,655. In Italy de Leo is primarily found in: Apulia, where 32 percent live, Calabria, where 17 percent live and Campania, where 13 percent live. Besides Italy it exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

de Leo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Leo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the de Leo last name rose 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.

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 Léo9414/
de Leao922,227/
de Leoz92255/
de Leos92146/
di Leo8311,677/
de Lea8321/
da Leo8310/
De-Leo832/
de Lío831/
da Leao771/
de Leija71814/
de Leyja712/
da Leaho711/
Di-Leo674/
di Lea672/
da Lea672/
di Léo671/
de Lija621/
de Lijó621/
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