de León Surname

85,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

de León Surname Definition:

One who came from Leon (lion); a region and ancient kingdom in Spain; descendant of Leon (lion).

"Leon" is derived from "Legio-Geminia" and refers to a deserted place that was occupied by German troops and made into a Roman colony, and subsequently given the name mentioned above.

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de León 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
Guatemala2,9811:5,395723
Dominican Republic1,0091:10,340849
Mexico6501:190,9635,285
Panama3711:10,545929
Spain2031:230,30615,169
Uruguay1481:23,1882,704
Puerto Rico941:37,767988
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
El Salvador161:396,4932,687
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belize11:355,4743,977
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
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The alternate forms: de Leon (526,542), de Leòn (112), de Léón (2), de Lèón (1) & de Léon (21) are calculated separately.

de León Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Leon (lion); a region and ancient kingdom in Spain; descendant of Leon (lion).

"Leon" is derived from "Legio-Geminia" and refers to a deserted place that was occupied by German troops and made into a Roman colony, and subsequently given the name mentioned above.

Someone from Leon.

Castilian name from mountains of Leon and descended from King don Alfonso IX.

See Leon.

— Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods
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de León Last Name Facts

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

The last name de León is more commonly found in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: de Leon, de Leòn, de Léón, de Lèón or de Léon. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 85,222nd most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,286,870 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of de León live; 60 percent live in Central America and 60 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The surname de León is most prevalent in Guatemala, where it is carried by 2,981 people, or 1 in 5,395. In Guatemala it is most prevalent in: Guatemala Department, where 40 percent live, San Marcos Department, where 23 percent live and Sololá Department, where 13 percent live. Besides Guatemala this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 18 percent live and Mexico, where 11 percent live.

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 Leon95526,542/
de Leòn95112/
de Léón952/
de Lèón951/
de Léon9021/
de Lean8610/
De-León862/
de Lión862/
de Leãn861/
de Leone80298/
de Leonn805/
de Leaon804/
de Leoon803/
de Leong803/
de Leont803/
de Leeun802/
de Leion801/
de Leonk801/
De-Leon71125/
da Leon718/
de Leão718/
de Leom715/
di Leon714/
De-Leõn711/
de Liôn711/
de Léan711/
di Leone671,389/
de Luyon6722/
De-Leone671/
de Ljone671/
Da-Leon571/
de Lião571/
Di-Leone533/
da Loyon531/
da Layon531/
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