Leone Surname
Approximately 105,813 people bear this surname
Leone Surname Definition:
(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.
Read More About This SurnameLeone Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 56,858 | 1:1,076 | 33 |
| United States | 22,148 | 1:16,365 | 2,072 |
| Sierra Leone | 8,174 | 1:867 | 170 |
| Brazil | 4,994 | 1:42,866 | 1,728 |
| Argentina | 4,104 | 1:10,415 | 984 |
| France | 2,028 | 1:32,753 | 3,973 |
| Canada | 1,151 | 1:32,012 | 4,156 |
| Australia | 763 | 1:35,381 | 4,664 |
| Germany | 640 | 1:125,790 | 15,361 |
| Switzerland | 590 | 1:13,920 | 2,298 |
| England | 466 | 1:119,567 | 12,128 |
| Belgium | 450 | 1:25,548 | 4,053 |
| Haiti | 416 | 1:25,682 | 1,968 |
| Venezuela | 343 | 1:88,059 | 3,408 |
| Spain | 281 | 1:166,377 | 11,984 |
| Ecuador | 181 | 1:87,878 | 5,886 |
| Uruguay | 178 | 1:19,280 | 2,195 |
| Fiji | 157 | 1:5,697 | 1,113 |
| Tonga | 140 | 1:767 | 219 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Russia | 129 | 1:1,117,233 | 83,491 |
| Dominican Republic | 123 | 1:84,821 | 3,815 |
| Tanzania | 107 | 1:494,781 | 33,101 |
| Thailand | 107 | 1:660,171 | 110,844 |
| Netherlands | 98 | 1:172,318 | 24,957 |
| South Africa | 87 | 1:622,732 | 46,743 |
| Mexico | 69 | 1:1,798,931 | 17,818 |
| New Zealand | 66 | 1:68,611 | 10,369 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Chile | 56 | 1:314,580 | 8,983 |
| Malta | 54 | 1:7,968 | 513 |
| Panama | 45 | 1:86,939 | 3,484 |
| Latvia | 39 | 1:52,565 | 7,946 |
| Solomon Islands | 36 | 1:16,112 | 3,051 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
The alternate forms: Léone (35), Leoné (21) & Léoné (2) are calculated separately.
Leone (34,139) may also be a first name.
Leone Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(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.
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 TorreThe surname Leoni or Leone means 'lions' in Italian.
- jleo44Leone Demographics
Average Male Leone Height
174.63 cm
Average Female Leone Height
161.28 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Leone Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leone Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leone (Arabic: يونه, Georgian: ლეონე, Russian: Леоне) is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Léone, Leoné or Léoné. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leone? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,356th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 68,872 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Leone live; 54 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 54 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 25,206th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 34,139 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 56,858 people, or 1 in 1,076. In Italy Leone is most common in: Apulia, where 22 percent live, Sicily, where 17 percent live and Campania, where 14 percent live. Excluding Italy Leone occurs in 131 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Sierra Leone, where 8 percent live.
Leone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leone has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leone last name increased 36,913 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,913 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 1,700 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Leone Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Leone surname are 0.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.66% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Leone earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning €32,064 per year; in Norway they earn 4.28% less than the national average, earning 331,284 kr per year; in Peru they earn 316.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 80,698 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.83% more than the national average, earning R 370,320 per year; in Colombia they earn 29.11% less than the national average, earning $16,093,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning $48,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $57,158 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leone Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leone in the Georgian language | ||
| ლეონე | leone | - |
| Leone in the Russian language | ||
| Леоне | leone | - |
| Leone in the Arabic language | ||
| يونه | ywnh | - |
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