Leitón Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Leitón Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 15 | 1:318,671 | 3,310 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
The alternate forms: Leiton (14,854) & Leitòn (2) are calculated separately.
Leitón Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leitón Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leitón occurs more in Costa Rica more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Leiton or Leitòn. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leitón? popularity and diffusion
Leitón is the 4,307,654th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Leitón is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Leitón are found; 71 percent are found in Central America and 71 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.
Leitón is most frequently held in Costa Rica, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 318,671. In Costa Rica Leitón is most frequent in: Guanacaste Province, where 40 percent reside, Alajuela Province, where 27 percent reside and San José Province, where 27 percent reside. Besides Costa Rica this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Spain, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Leitón
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