Leoni Surname

15,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Leoni Surname User-submission:

The surname Leoni or Leone means 'lions' in Italian.

Leoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy24,8851:2,458179
Brazil1,9261:111,1504,192
United States1,6901:214,47320,913
Iran1,5511:49,5055,555
Argentina1,4961:28,5722,389
France1,4611:45,4645,816
Switzerland7261:11,3131,865
Tanzania4511:117,38711,234
Indonesia4431:298,53126,540
Venezuela2131:141,8034,479
Uruguay1581:21,7202,504
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Belgium1091:105,47415,893
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Australia1041:259,57423,725
England1031:540,95233,556
Spain971:481,98024,575
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Greece901:123,10920,618
Luxembourg681:8,5371,349
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Croatia541:78,30713,553
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Austria441:193,53324,446
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Honduras251:352,6582,892
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
India191:40,371,862445,856
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Panama101:391,2268,067
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Vanuatu91:29,253714
San Marino91:3,690444
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Bolivia71:1,516,6336,309
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
China51:273,464,31313,838
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Wales41:773,63329,106
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Guam11:160,1214,893
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Léoni (25), Leôni (1) & Leoní (1) are calculated separately.

Leoni (24,820) may also be a first name.

Leoni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Leoni or Leone means 'lions' in Italian.

- jleo44

Leoni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leoni (Arabic: ليونى, Georgian: ლეონი, Hindi: लेओनी, Oriya: େଲଓନି, Russian: Леони) is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Léoni, Leôni or Leoní. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leoni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leoni is the 15,173rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 198,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Leoni are found; 70 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent are found in Italic Europe. Leoni is also the 32,192nd most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 24,820 people.

The last name Leoni is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 24,885 people, or 1 in 2,458. In Italy it is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 29 percent reside, Emilia-Romagna, where 20 percent reside and Lazio, where 19 percent reside. Beside Italy this surname exists in 97 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Leoni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leoni has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leoni last name expanded 6,760 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 858 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leoni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Leoni last name is principally Catholic (40%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Leoni last name are 1.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leoni earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning €28,187 per year; in Peru they earn 921.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 198,007 per year; in South Africa they earn 107% more than the national average, earning R 491,904 per year; in Colombia they earn 74.24% more than the national average, earning $39,556,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $47,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.08% more than the national average, earning $58,668 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léoni9325/
Leôni931/
Leoní931/
Leonie914,008/
Leonis911,027/
Leonio91403/
Leonid91235/
Leoniy9146/
Leonni9113/
Lehoni9110/
Lejoni915/
Leonui914/
Leonei912/
Leonit912/
Leoniz912/
Leongi911/
Leoini911/
Leonai911/
Leonnie8313/
Leounis839/
Leonaid833/
Leonich831/
Lleonis831/
Lehonhi831/
Lehonni831/
L'Leoni831/
Leonnit831/
Leonois831/
Lehongi831/
Leoneis831/
Leonhyi831/
Leonnis830/
Leone80105,813/
Leona805,631/
Lioni801,384/
Leani801,257/
Leony80477/
Leoné8021/
Leonh804/
Leonı801/
Leonaitė776/
Leonoich771/
Lehonhie771/
Leones7318,339/
Lehani731,709/
Leonet731,602/
Lejone73754/
Leonez73579/
Lijoni73468/
Leoner73253/
Lejona73229/
Lihoni73149/
Leonne7336/
Leouna7330/
Leonna7327/
Leanni7324/
Leoney7323/
Lleona7322/
Lajoni7319/
Leoneh7319/
Leonny7316/
Leonge7314/
Leyone7313/
Leonés7310/
Leoune737/
Leione736/
Léonis736/
Leonís735/
Leeone734/
Lleone734/
Lieona734/
Leoned733/
Lieone733/
Leoine733/
Leoneu733/
Leonoa732/
Lehone732/
Leániz732/
Lehony732/
Leyona731/
Leoina731/
Leonee731/
Leânio731/
Leoone731/
Leoneç731/
Leonay731/
Leonêz731/
Leanij731/
Leonéz731/
Leonaa731/
Leányi731/
Leohna731/
Leogne730/
Leyony730/
Leanih730/
Leanai730/
Leonidowa711/
Leonett673,212/
Leonets67522/
Leeonay67174/
Leohner67109/
Lehanie6747/
Loyonai6746/
Lajonie6740/
Legione6734/
Leounes6725/
Lagioni6716/
Leonnet6712/
Lleones6712/
Lejonne678/
Leonher676/
Leijona676/
Leonhed676/
Leoness673/
Leosner672/
Leonnes672/
Loyyani671/
Lieanni671/
Leonner671/
Lehanhi671/
Lehanni671/
Lojhani671/
Liojoni671/
Layonie671/
Lehhani671/
Lajonyi671/
L'Leone671/
Lihonni671/
Lijonni671/
Leonytė671/
Leoń671/
Leehone671/
Leooned670/

Leoni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leoni in the Georgian language
ლეონიleoni-
Leoni in the Hindi language
लेओनीle'oni-
Leoni in the Oriya language
େଲଓନିela'oni60.55
େଲଓନୀela'oni31.19
େଲଉନିela'uni4.59
େଳଓନିela'oni3.67
Leoni in the Russian language
Леониleoni-
Leoni in the Arabic language
ليونىlywny-

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