Leonforte Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Argentina

Leonforte Surname User-submission:

This surname means: strong lion.

Leonforte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2571:237,96432,519
Argentina2011:212,65417,530
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
France441:1,509,607143,950
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Léonforte (2) are calculated separately.

Leonforte Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means: strong lion.

- jleonforte

Leonforte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leonforte is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Léonforte. Click here for further possible spellings of Leonforte.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonforte? popularity and diffusion

Leonforte is the 478,963rd most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. The surname Leonforte occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Leonforte live; 37 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent live in Italic Europe.

The surname Leonforte is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 237,964. In Italy Leonforte is most numerous in: Sicily, where 88 percent live, Lazio, where 7 percent live and Lombardy, where 2 percent live. Other than Italy it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Leonforte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leonforte last name are 20.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leonforte earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning €32,609 per year and in United States they earn 21.51% less than the national average, earning $33,866 USD per year.

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