Leon Surname

477^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 1,103,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Mexico

Highest density in:

Seychelles

Leon Surname Definition:

(Latin-Greek, &c.) Lion [Latin leo, -ōnis, Greek λέων] Léon is a common French surname; and León and Leóne are common in Spain and Italy respectively.

See Lion, Lyon(s.

Leon Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Mexico	283,063	1:439	66
Colombia	123,059	1:388	72
Venezuela	116,240	1:260	45
Peru	105,683	1:301	40
United States	75,839	1:4,779	531
Spain	69,827	1:670	60
Ecuador	62,577	1:254	21
Cuba	56,817	1:203	33
Chile	32,120	1:548	123
Bolivia	21,905	1:485	90
Guatemala	21,197	1:759	138
Argentina	17,443	1:2,450	324
Costa Rica	13,866	1:345	99
Paraguay	11,438	1:633	161
Dominican Republic	9,822	1:1,062	182
Haiti	8,818	1:1,212	190
France	7,868	1:8,442	732
El Salvador	7,202	1:881	179
Chad	6,932	1:1,961	361
Honduras	5,819	1:1,515	279
Madagascar	5,045	1:4,688	965
Nicaragua	4,142	1:1,454	271
Puerto Rico	3,729	1:952	134
Philippines	2,414	1:41,938	6,625
Canada	2,301	1:16,013	2,316
England	1,803	1:30,903	4,135
Australia	1,589	1:16,989	2,387
Russia	1,331	1:108,282	13,191
Panama	1,320	1:2,964	391
Israel	1,291	1:6,629	1,016
Ivory Coast	1,181	1:19,535	1,475
Tanzania	1,115	1:47,481	5,335
Romania	1,024	1:19,607	2,529
Saudi Arabia	994	1:31,042	4,349
Uruguay	927	1:3,702	434
Brazil	839	1:255,154	9,835
Germany	829	1:97,112	12,101
China	702	1:1,947,752	353
Saint Lucia	692	1:258	38
Lebanon	672	1:8,389	1,309
Guam	663	1:242	23
Italy	576	1:106,175	17,849
Iraq	566	1:61,876	2,250
Seychelles	558	1:166	15
India	554	1:1,384,595	53,401
Morocco	545	1:63,259	10,584
Indonesia	541	1:244,453	22,409
South Africa	533	1:101,647	12,305
Belgium	463	1:24,831	3,930
Greece	432	1:25,648	3,851
Jamaica	391	1:7,340	872
Moldova	383	1:9,299	1,564
Netherlands	370	1:45,641	7,759
Malaysia	275	1:107,252	7,246
Thailand	270	1:261,624	44,607
Portugal	264	1:39,463	2,350
Cameroon	233	1:89,138	10,727
DR Congo	219	1:337,350	29,912
Papua New Guinea	202	1:40,365	4,906
Syria	187	1:103,214	3,394
Northern Mariana Islands	159	1:343	64
Trinidad and Tobago	153	1:8,915	1,271
Taiwan	152	1:154,242	1,374
Switzerland	151	1:54,390	7,022
Bahrain	147	1:9,174	1,687
New Zealand	141	1:32,116	5,589
Japan	137	1:933,170	19,427
Marshall Islands	135	1:384	57
Nigeria	134	1:1,321,961	52,161
Belize	133	1:2,673	557
Ukraine	116	1:392,437	47,637
French Polynesia	104	1:2,700	546
Sweden	100	1:98,468	7,152
Belarus	98	1:96,950	14,896
Aruba	97	1:1,067	146
Bangladesh	93	1:1,713,514	13,470
Ireland	91	1:51,747	3,694
Kazakhstan	89	1:198,680	18,516
Liberia	86	1:51,262	4,572
New Caledonia	78	1:3,541	557
Kuwait	77	1:49,360	5,585
Norway	71	1:72,427	10,169
Denmark	60	1:94,079	8,936
Uzbekistan	60	1:515,486	11,776
Wales	59	1:52,450	4,823
Austria	56	1:152,061	20,229
Estonia	54	1:24,478	4,454
Poland	48	1:791,849	63,527
Zimbabwe	47	1:328,473	31,980
Benin	45	1:229,680	20,839
Kenya	45	1:1,026,220	34,572
Scotland	41	1:130,581	8,115
Slovenia	41	1:60,675	9,198
Turkey	39	1:1,995,421	69,208
Mauritius	37	1:34,957	6,870
Sri Lanka	36	1:578,016	9,123
Afghanistan	34	1:945,682	9,218
Suriname	32	1:17,269	4,028
United States Virgin Islands	31	1:3,560	588
Andorra	28	1:2,994	558
Barbados	27	1:10,646	786
Ethiopia	24	1:4,064,428	11,902
Curaçao	23	1:6,837	197
United Arab Emirates	23	1:398,360	23,003
Hong Kong	22	1:333,431	3,127
Rwanda	22	1:516,590	2,066
Singapore	21	1:262,272	11,611
Solomon Islands	21	1:27,620	5,477
Egypt	18	1:5,107,542	48,087
Botswana	17	1:128,643	18,229
Czechia	17	1:625,498	60,070
Vietnam	17	1:5,449,768	2,445
Hungary	15	1:654,418	37,235
Guyana	14	1:54,444	4,775
Niger	14	1:1,370,858	28,349
Uganda	14	1:2,788,520	78,087
Azerbaijan	13	1:742,240	12,462
Bulgaria	13	1:536,839	23,182
South Korea	12	1:4,270,021	781
Finland	11	1:499,700	30,478
Oman	11	1:335,270	4,992
Transnistria	11	1:43,154	6,501
Latvia	10	1:205,005	22,061
Antigua and Barbuda	9	1:11,019	1,084
Qatar	9	1:262,000	30,726
Vanuatu	9	1:29,253	714
Northern Ireland	8	1:230,630	10,839
Burkina Faso	8	1:2,294,012	16,398
Georgia	8	1:468,193	17,304
Togo	8	1:905,971	8,102
Ghana	7	1:3,860,099	15,346
Angola	6	1:4,498,202	6,967
Armenia	6	1:488,363	9,305
Gibraltar	6	1:5,659	991
Namibia	6	1:401,567	10,578
Congo	5	1:997,819	17,129
Macau	5	1:120,326	534
Pakistan	5	1:35,728,777	102,388
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5	1:22,532	985
Croatia	4	1:1,057,151	57,892
Fiji	4	1:223,598	2,635
Grenada	4	1:27,134	1,180
Malawi	4	1:4,279,777	24,060
Sudan	4	1:9,377,549	8,207
Swaziland	4	1:324,550	996
Tunisia	4	1:152,656	17,743
Albania	3	1:971,352	22,477
Cape Verde	3	1:176,547	4,737
Cayman Islands	3	1:21,298	1,488
Cyprus	3	1:294,959	8,690
Dominica	3	1:25,297	621
Iceland	3	1:126,697	5,403
Iran	3	1:25,594,175	224,183
Kyrgyzstan	3	1:1,990,885	79,765
North Macedonia	3	1:700,491	23,754
Myanmar	3	1:17,312,662	2,080
Nepal	3	1:9,493,652	16,132
Zambia	3	1:5,283,307	43,479
Anguilla	2	1:6,718	471
Brunei	2	1:209,366	3,098
Burundi	2	1:4,902,426	2,336
Cambodia	2	1:7,743,573	11,959
Comoros	2	1:374,762	673
Gabon	2	1:944,597	6,773
Jordan	2	1:4,421,218	22,351
Libya	2	1:3,121,987	6,135
Lithuania	2	1:1,517,294	35,813
Maldives	2	1:202,086	4,973
Senegal	2	1:7,289,671	8,117
Serbia	2	1:3,572,474	32,645
Algeria	1	1:38,631,551	130,422
Bahamas	1	1:391,751	2,737
Bermuda	1	1:65,279	3,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	1:3,536,402	19,532
Equatorial Guinea	1	1:1,135,674	984
Gambia	1	1:1,923,451	1,043
Greenland	1	1:56,379	1,133
Guinea	1	1:11,833,817	3,268
Jersey	1	1:99,202	6,620
Laos	1	1:6,588,323	1,961
Luxembourg	1	1:580,542	15,155
Mali	1	1:16,969,035	4,067
Malta	1	1:430,272	3,380
Saint Martin	1	1:35,156	229
Sierra Leone	1	1:7,089,631	1,533
Slovakia	1	1:5,336,450	140,422
Somalia	1	1:13,452,061	9,224
Tajikistan	1	1:8,386,692	12,859

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Ireland	18	1:246,104	10,726

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	128	1:190,433	15,429
Wales	16	1:98,026	4,293
Scotland	8	1:467,902	12,875
Jersey	6	1:8,647	1,503
Guernsey	2	1:16,328	1,834

The alternate forms: León (6,231), Léon (559), Leòn (179), Lèon (5), Leõn (2), Leoń (1), Lèoñ (1), Lèón (1), Léòn (1) & Léón (1) are calculated separately.

Leon (675,540) may also be a first name.

Leon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

(Latin-Greek, &c.) Lion [Latin leo, -ōnis, Greek λέων] Léon is a common French surname; and León and Leóne are common in Spain and Italy respectively.

See Lion, Lyon(s.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) Lion [Latin leon-em, accus, of leo, lion; whence French léonin, leonine]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Greek, Spanish) Dweller at the sign of the lion; nickname for a brave person; one who came from Leo (lion), an ancient kingdom and region, in Spain.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Spanish and Italian leone., a Lion.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

Leon is a first name of Greek origin. The Greek λέων (leōn), meaning"lion," has spawned the Latin "leo," French "lion," Irish "leon" and Spanish "león."

- David Ortiz De La Torre

This surname comes from the City of Leon, where Jews lived since the 10th century. It means 'lion'.

- 1james24

DNA test information

Leon Demographics

Average Male Leon Height

172.35^cm

Average male height (US):

175.3 cm

Sample size: 2,965 (2014)

Average Female Leon Height

160.95^cm

Average female height (US):

161.5 cm

Sample size: 271 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Leon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leon Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Leon (Georgian: ლეონ, Marathi: लेओन, Russian: Леон, Tibetan: ལིའུ་) is found most frequently in Mexico. It may also appear as a variant: León, Léon, Leòn, Lèon, Leõn, Leoń, Lèoñ, Lèón, Léòn or Léón. For other potential spellings of Leon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leon? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 477^th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,603 people. The last name Leon is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Leon are found; 44 percent are found in South America and 26 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,448^th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 675,540 people.

The surname Leon is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 283,063 people, or 1 in 439. In Mexico Leon is mostly found in: México, where 14 percent live, Mexico City, where 8 percent live and Veracruz, where 7 percent live. Barring Mexico this surname occurs in 187 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 11 percent live and Venezuela, where 11 percent live.

Leon Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Leon has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,409 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 506 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 369 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 513 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leon Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Leon surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (61%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Leon surname are 40.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.57% registered with the party.

The amount Leon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.9% less than the national average, earning €29,459 per year; in Norway they earn 75.87% more than the national average, earning 608,639 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,455 per year; in South Africa they earn 137.27% more than the national average, earning R 563,832 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $23,797,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning $38,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.17% more than the national average, earning $57,220 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
León	92	6,231	/
Léon	92	559	/
Leòn	92	179	/
Lèon	92	5	/
Leõn	92	2	/
Leoń	92	1	/
Leong	89	124,617	/
Leone	89	105,813	/
Lejon	89	1,399	/
Leeon	89	951	/
Lehon	89	338	/
Leyon	89	300	/
Leion	89	148	/
Leaon	89	61	/
Lieon	89	49	/
Leoen	89	40	/
Leont	89	23	/
Leoon	89	14	/
Leonn	89	9	/
Leond	89	6	/
Le'on	89	6	/
Leoun	89	4	/
Leonh	89	4	/
Hleon	89	3	/
Lleon	89	2	/
Leomn	89	1	/
Leoin	89	1	/
Leohn	89	1	/
Leonı	89	1	/
Leoĭn	89	1	/
Lheon	89	1	/
Lèoñ	83	1	/
Lèón	83	1	/
Léòn	83	1	/
Léón	83	1	/
Leijon	80	1,475	/
Legion	80	1,398	/
Lehoun	80	178	/
D'leon	80	80	/
Leiyon	80	60	/
Leotin	80	55	/
Leonne	80	36	/
Leoung	80	25	/
Leeong	80	10	/
Lehont	80	9	/
Leosen	80	8	/
Leoune	80	7	/
Leeone	80	4	/
Lleone	80	4	/
Lejion	80	3	/
Leoine	80	3	/
Leaong	80	3	/
Lehuon	80	2	/
Leoing	80	2	/
Leoong	80	2	/
Leejon	80	2	/
Llieon	80	1	/
Lieuon	80	1	/
Lejjon	80	1	/
Leosîn	80	1	/
Leosin	80	1	/
Leoone	80	1	/
Lejonn	80	1	/
Lehonn	80	1	/
L'Leon	80	1	/
Lheong	80	1	/
Liehon	80	1	/
Leondt	80	1	/
Lleong	80	1	/
Lehond	80	0	/
Leogne	80	0	/
Leão	75	21,665	/
Lean	75	10,554	/
Leom	75	477	/
Leãn	75	2	/
Leán	75	1	/
Ljon	75	0	/
Leonova	73	66,389	/
Liehoun	73	1,184	/
Leahong	73	63	/
Leongue	73	31	/
Lehotyn	73	29	/
L'Leong	73	12	/
Leonová	73	8	/
Leochin	73	4	/
Leoshyn	73	4	/
Leyoung	73	3	/
D'Leong	73	2	/
Hlehoun	73	2	/
Leonowa	73	2	/
Leoseng	73	2	/
Leosing	73	1	/
Lehoung	73	1	/
Geeleon	73	1	/
Leijong	73	1	/
Legionn	73	1	/
L'Leone	73	1	/
Leihoon	73	1	/
Lehosng	73	1	/
Leohyna	73	1	/
Leehone	73	1	/
Leejoun	73	1	/
Lejoune	73	0	/
Layon	67	3,057	/
Lehan	67	2,756	/
Leanh	67	1,457	/
Lehun	67	576	/
Lajon	67	504	/
Lijon	67	396	/
Laion	67	332	/
Luyon	67	283	/
Loyon	67	160	/
Leahn	67	156	/
Lihon	67	125	/
Leyun	67	100	/
Hlean	67	86	/
Leșan	67	60	/
Ljone	67	56	/
Lujon	67	49	/
Leean	67	38	/
Léone	67	35	/
Lioon	67	24	/
Lehoshyn	67	23	/
Lojon	67	18	/
Loiun	67	14	/
Liean	67	14	/
Lioan	67	14	/
Lojun	67	13	/
Ljong	67	8	/
Loion	67	7	/
Loyun	67	6	/
Leann	67	5	/
Lejun	67	4	/
Leaão	67	4	/
Ljean	67	3	/
Lioun	67	3	/
Lyhon	67	3	/
Leeun	67	3	/
Lieun	67	3	/
Leoonova	67	2	/
Lyoon	67	2	/
Lhion	67	2	/
Leaun	67	2	/
Lehán	67	2	/
Le'an	67	2	/
Lyoan	67	1	/
Ljoen	67	1	/
Lleonova	67	1	/
Leonnova	67	1	/
Luion	67	1	/
Lhíon	67	1	/
Léong	67	1	/
Leounova	67	1	/
Leoñh	67	1	/
Leyón	67	1	/
Leaan	67	1	/
Lyoun	67	1	/
Leomg	67	1	/
Leoum	67	1	/
Ljeun	67	0	/

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Leon Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Leon in the Georgian language
ლეონ	leon	-
Leon in the Tibetan language
ལིའུ་	li'u	-
Leon in the Marathi language
लेओन	le'ona	58.33
लोन	lona	16.67
लेन	lena	8.33
लेऑन	le'ona	8.33
िलएोन	ilaeona	8.33
Leon in the Russian language
Леон	leon	-

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