Leones Surname

29,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Guam

Leones Surname User-submission:

Leones means 'lions' in Latín and Spanish.

Leones Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9,5701:10,5791,017
Ecuador2,3531:6,7601,106
Colombia1,8871:25,3171,755
Venezuela1,3851:21,8081,537
Argentina9841:43,4383,660
Panama6111:6,403694
Spain4361:107,2298,590
United States3311:1,095,04279,381
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
El Salvador1741:36,4591,156
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Brazil911:2,352,46572,498
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Guam331:4,852643
France171:3,907,219231,005
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Leonés (10) are calculated separately.

Leones (2,421) may also be a first name.

Leones Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Leones means 'lions' in Latín and Spanish.

- pamela22

Leones Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leones (Arabic: ليونيس, Russian: Леонес) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Leonés. Click here for further possible spellings of Leones.

How Common Is The Last Name Leones? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,262nd most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 397,380 people. The surname Leones is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Leones reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 150,609th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,421 people.

Leones is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 9,570 people, or 1 in 10,579. In The Philippines Leones is primarily found in: Davao Region, where 16 percent live, Western Visayas, where 10 percent live and National Capital Region, where 10 percent live. Other than The Philippines Leones is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 13 percent live and Colombia, where 10 percent live.

Leones Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leones has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leones surname grew 3,310 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leones Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leones surname are 12.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.13% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leones earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 26.7% less than the national average, earning $16,641,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.74% more than the national average, earning $49,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.66% less than the national average, earning $31,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leonés9410/
Leonets92522/
Leonese9241/
Leounes9225/
Lleones9212/
Lejones929/
Leoness923/
Leoneus923/
Leonies922/
Leonnes922/
Leoneis921/
Leone91105,813/
Leonetse8622/
Leonesse867/
Leejones866/
Legiones862/
Leyonnes862/
Leoneise861/
Leonie834,008/
Leonet831,602/
Leonis831,027/
Lejone83754/
Leonez83579/
Leanes83294/
Leoner83253/
Ljones83225/
Leonne8336/
Leoney8323/
Leoneh8319/
Leonge8314/
Leyone8313/
Leoune837/
Leione836/
Leonís835/
Leeone834/
Lleone834/
Leoned833/
Lieone833/
Leoine833/
Leoneu833/
Leonei832/
Leonex832/
Lehone832/
Leonee831/
Leonys831/
Leoone831/
Leoneç831/
Leogne830/
Leeuonies801/
Leonett773,212/
Lajones77919/
Layones77594/
Leonice77360/
Leohner77109/
Ljosnes7761/
Legione7734/
Leaness7730/
Leonnec7721/
Leonise7720/
L'Jones7716/
Leonnie7713/
Leonnet7712/
Leounis779/
Lejonne778/
Leonher776/
Leonhed776/
Leongis775/
Lleanes775/
Leosner772/
Ljomnes772/
Lyounes771/
Lijones771/
Lleonis771/
Leonner771/
L'Leone771/
Leonois771/
Leonisc771/
Leehone771/
Leooned770/
Loiones770/
Leonnis770/
Leoni7336,717/
Leona735,631/
Leane731,126/
Leony73477/
Ljone7356/
Léone7335/
Leoné7321/
Leonh734/
Leoní731/
Leonı731/
Lejeunes7118/
Liouneas714/
Lehunets714/
Leothner712/
Lajeunes711/
Leonisse711/
Leonaice711/
Lehonhie711/
Leonedtt711/
Leanesch710/
Leonoise710/
Lehane674,725/
Leonio67403/
Leonid67235/
Lejona67229/
Lajone67159/
Léonet67148/
Leanez67130/
Leoniy6746/
Leouna6730/
Leonna6727/
Layone6722/
Lleona6722/
Leonny6716/
Leonni6713/
Leanne6712/
Laione6711/
Lehoni6710/
Leanis677/
Léonis676/
Lejoni675/
Leonui674/
Lihone674/
Lieona674/
Leanea673/
Leonix672/
Leeane672/
Leonisova672/
Leonoa672/
Leonit672/
Leoniz672/
Lèonet672/
Lehony672/
Ljanes671/
Ljosne671/
Lieane671/
Leyona671/
Lajeunnes671/
Leoina671/
Leonay671/
Leonêz671/
Lijone671/
Lioneh671/
Luyone671/
Luione671/
Léonec671/
Léoney671/
Léonne671/
Leahne671/
Leongi671/
Leonéz671/
Leoini671/
Leonaa671/
Leonai671/
Leoñez671/
Leánez671/
Lheane671/
Lioane671/
Leanee671/
Leohna671/
Leonysova671/
Leyony670/
Leaane670/
Loione670/

Leones Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leones in the Russian language
Леонесleones-
Leones in the Arabic language
ليونيسlywnys-

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