Leones Surname
Approximately 18,339 people bear this surname
Leones Surname User-submission:
Leones means 'lions' in Latín and Spanish.
Leones Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 9,570 | 1:10,579 | 1,017 |
| Ecuador | 2,353 | 1:6,760 | 1,106 |
| Colombia | 1,887 | 1:25,317 | 1,755 |
| Venezuela | 1,385 | 1:21,808 | 1,537 |
| Argentina | 984 | 1:43,438 | 3,660 |
| Panama | 611 | 1:6,403 | 694 |
| Spain | 436 | 1:107,229 | 8,590 |
| United States | 331 | 1:1,095,042 | 79,381 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| El Salvador | 174 | 1:36,459 | 1,156 |
| Portugal | 113 | 1:92,197 | 4,545 |
| Brazil | 91 | 1:2,352,465 | 72,498 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Guam | 33 | 1:4,852 | 643 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Honduras | 10 | 1:881,644 | 4,379 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Leonés (10) are calculated separately.
Leones (2,421) may also be a first name.
Leones Surname Meaning
Leones Demographics
Average Leones Salary in
United States
$49,508 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leones Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leones Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leones (Arabic: ليونيس, Russian: Леонес) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Leonés. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leones? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leones is the 29,262nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 397,380 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Leones reside; 52 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Leones is also the 150,609th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 2,421 people.
This last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 9,570 people, or 1 in 10,579. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Davao Region, where 16 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 10 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 10 percent are found. Besides The Philippines Leones occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 13 percent are found and Colombia, where 10 percent are found.
Leones Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leones has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leones surname grew 3,310 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leones Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Leones surname are 12.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.13% being registered to vote for 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
Leones Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leones in the Russian language | ||
| Леонес | leones | - |
| Leones in the Arabic language | ||
| ليونيس | lywnys | - |
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