Leons Surname

474,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Leons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4641:114,09810,974
India591:13,001,108227,026
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
England91:6,190,895170,599
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Latvia81:256,25623,728
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Léons (6) are calculated separately.

Leons (3,311) may also be a first name.

Leons Last Name Facts

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

Leons (Marathi: लेओंस) is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Léons. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leons? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 474,683rd most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,336,945 people. The surname Leons is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Leons are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Leons is also the 124,281st most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 3,311 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 464 people, or 1 in 114,098. In Tanzania Leons is most common in: Tabora Region, where 34 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 32 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Leons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leons surname rose 392 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leons last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leons earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 18.29% less than the national average, earning $18,550,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $41,910 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léons936/
Leonse9112/
Leyons917/
Leonns914/
Lehons912/
Leioens831/
Leonsch831/
Leans8028/
Leoms805/
Leonx801/
Leonz800/
Leonce7312,047/
Lehans7312/
Layons738/
Loyons732/
Leonze732/
Leanns731/
Lijons731/
Laions731/
Léonse731/
Lyhons730/
Lyouns730/
Leehans6741/
Lehanse6732/
Lehonce671/
Lejeuns670/
Lihotins625/
Leães6013/
Leanz602/
Leões601/
Lehuggins571/
Léonce5516/
Layonz551/
Lehance50162/
Lihonze5027/
Laiyans503/

Leons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leons in the Marathi language
लेओंसle'onsa-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leons
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis