Deleon Surname

6,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88,879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Deleon 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.

Deleon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States70,9901:5,106573
Colombia3,9771:12,0131,184
Philippines2,4761:40,8886,416
Uruguay2,1391:1,604198
El Salvador1,5831:4,008460
Mexico1,0891:113,9823,993
Paraguay9641:7,507501
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Northern Mariana Islands8961:617
Canada6501:56,6866,691
Argentina5971:71,5976,083
Guatemala4691:34,2911,978
Dominican Republic4161:25,0791,567
Jamaica3961:7,247858
Taiwan2811:83,433843
Honduras1141:77,3371,520
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Venezuela991:305,0926,989
England851:655,50738,035
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Guam741:2,164278
Israel551:155,59316,202
France511:1,302,406132,002
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Panama291:134,9054,585
Puerto Rico211:169,0542,039
Guyana201:38,1113,813
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Saint Lucia71:25,5401,703
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Belize71:50,7822,565
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Macau11:601,6301,582
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

The alternate forms: Deleón (41), Deléon (5), Déleon (3), Deleòn (3) & Delèon (1) are calculated separately.

Deleon (3,409) may also be a first name.

Deleon 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.

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This surname means 'of the lion' in Spanish.

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Deleon Last Name Facts

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

Deleon (Russian: Делеон) is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Deleón, Deléon, Déleon, Deleòn or Delèon. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deleon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,354th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 81,994 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Deleon reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 121,942nd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 3,409 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 70,990 people, or 1 in 5,106. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 39 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 82 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 4 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Deleon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Deleon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Deleon surname rose 48,623 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 8,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deleon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Deleon last name are 42.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Deleon earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 32.03% less than the national average, earning $15,430,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.88% less than the national average, earning $36,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $50,982 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deleón9441/
Deléon945/
Déleon943/
Deleòn943/
Delèon941/
Deleone92409/
Delgeon9253/
Delejon9217/
De'leon9217/
Deleion9210/
Deleeon927/
Deleonn927/
Deleyon926/
Deeleon924/
Dealeon924/
Deleoun923/
Deleaon922/
Deleoon922/
Deleong922/
Ddeleon921/
Tdeleon921/
Dieleon921/
Deileon921/
Delehoun86103/
D'Deleon866/
Delegion861/
Deleoine861/
De'leone861/
Daleon832,089/
Delean83470/
Deleom8352/
Dileon8326/
Doleon833/
Deljon832/
Delehan77361/
Dileone77274/
Deljion7766/
Delayon7744/
Dalleon7733/
Dolleon7717/
Delajon7717/
D'Oleon779/
Delehun779/
Deluyon776/
Deleeun772/
Dehlean771/
Delijon771/
Dileyon771/
Dahleon771/
Deljean771/
Delujon770/
Dehelean711,421/
Delehant71267/
Delehunt7145/
Deheleán711/
Delujean711/
Delayhon711/
Dilean6754/
Deljun6747/
Deljan6713/
Delión672/
Deléan671/
Delehaunt670/

Deleon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deleon in the Russian language
Делеонdeleon-

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Deleon Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Deleon
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