Leijon Surname
Approximately 1,475 people bear this surname
Leijon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1,362 | 1:7,230 | 665 |
| Finland | 37 | 1:148,560 | 13,684 |
| United States | 24 | 1:15,102,456 | 529,929 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Leijon (165) may also be a first name.
Leijon Demographics
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Leijon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leijon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leijon is found most frequently in Sweden. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leijon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 265,253rd most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,940,709 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Leijon are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Scandinavia. Leijon is also the 712,876th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 165 people.
The last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 1,362 people, or 1 in 7,230. In Sweden Leijon is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent live, Stockholm County, where 22 percent live and Skåne County, where 14 percent live. Aside from Sweden it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Leijon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leijon last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.
The amount Leijon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.78% less than the national average, earning 191,100 kr per year and in United States they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning $54,485 USD per year.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leijon
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