de Leon Surname

1,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guatemala

de Leon Surname User-submission:

This is a Spanish surname. It means 'from (the kingdom of) Leon'. Nowadays, Leon is the name of both the province and the municipality, located within Castilla-Leon.

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
Philippines156,5371:64723
Guatemala139,0211:11613
Mexico105,2271:1,180183
Dominican Republic42,7231:24450
Panama21,5031:18230
United States11,5321:31,4313,921
Uruguay11,0391:31135
Spain9,2851:5,035622
El Salvador5,3141:1,194239
Cuba4,4751:2,575370
Colombia4,0951:11,6661,161
Argentina3,2581:13,1201,185
Puerto Rico2,7051:1,312165
Venezuela1,8791:16,0751,258
Brazil1,1521:185,8287,179
Canada1,1081:33,2544,294
Paraguay8471:8,544525
Honduras7461:11,818686
Ecuador6551:24,2843,241
Trinidad and Tobago6411:2,128366
Australia5381:50,1786,255
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Bahrain2501:5,394963
England2291:243,31019,878
Costa Rica1611:29,690869
Guam1071:1,496210
Belize991:3,591690
Thailand801:882,979139,249
Netherlands791:213,76228,937
Italy741:826,44264,449
United Arab Emirates641:143,16111,536
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Chile451:391,47710,650
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Oman361:102,4443,170
Peru361:882,89218,060
Israel341:251,69522,987
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Nicaragua341:177,0912,402
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Guyana251:30,4893,301
France221:3,019,215204,848
Northern Mariana Islands221:2,481276
Hong Kong201:366,7743,169
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Austria151:567,69652,281
Norway121:428,52437,411
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
China111:124,301,9616,553
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Macau61:100,272488
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Dominica51:15,178463
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Djibouti41:228,733966
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palau11:21,643223
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

The alternate forms: de León (5,663), de Leòn (112), de Léon (21), de Léón (2) & de Lèón (1) are calculated separately.

de Leon (550) may also be a first name.

de Leon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Spanish surname. It means 'from (the kingdom of) Leon'. Nowadays, Leon is the name of both the province and the municipality, located within Castilla-Leon.

- delamarr

This surname means 'from Leon' and refers to the Spanish city of León. It is a geographical last name.

- hde_leon

This surname means 'of the lion' in Spanish.

- chelcj12
DNA test information
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de Leon Demographics

Average Male de Leon Height

172.56 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 688 (2014)

Average Female de Leon Height

159.47 cm

Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 79 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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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 is found most in The Philippines. It may also occur as: de León, de Leòn, de Léon, de Léón or de Lèón. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 1,017th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,840 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of de Leon live; 32 percent live in Central America and 32 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 359,069th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 550 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 156,537 people, or 1 in 647. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Central Luzon, where 30 percent live, Calabarzon, where 24 percent live and National Capital Region, where 21 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this last name is found in 109 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 26 percent live and Mexico, where 20 percent live.

de Leon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Leon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Leon surname grew 6,905 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,527 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Leon Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Leon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 38.75% less than the national average, earning €18,394 per year; in Norway they earn 29.84% more than the national average, earning 449,345 kr per year; in Peru they earn 75.05% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,934 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.13% less than the national average, earning $19,266,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $47,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.51% less than the national average, earning $45,455 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 León955,663/
de Leòn95112/
de Léon9521/
de Leone93298/
de Leonn935/
de Leaon934/
de Leoon933/
de Leong933/
de Leont933/
de Leion931/
de Leonk931/
de Léón902/
de Lèón901/
De-Leon86125/
de Lean8610/
da Leon868/
de Leão868/
de Leom865/
di Leon864/
de Leãn861/
di Leone801,389/
de Luyon8022/
de Leeun802/
de Ljone801/
De-Leone801/
De-León712/
de Lión712/
Da-Leon711/
De-Leõn711/
de Liôn711/
de Léan711/
de Lião711/
Di-Leone673/
da Layon671/
da Loyon671/
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de Leon Reference & Research

deLeon FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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Footnotes

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Leon
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