Leyons Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
France

Leyons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Leyons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leyons (Russian: Леёнс) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Leyons click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyons? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Leyons is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Leyons live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most common in: Kerala, where 100 percent are found. Beside India Leyons is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Leyons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leyons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leyons surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leyons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Leyons surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leons91705/
Leyns9187/
Leyens83595/
Leynse83105/
Lyions8361/
Liyons8326/
Leonse8312/
Layons838/
Leonns834/
Lehons832/
Loyons832/
Lyhons830/
Lyouns830/
Leysens77394/
Leytens77228/
Leeyans771/
Leonsch771/
Lehynns771/
Leioens771/
Leins732,326/
Liens73597/
Leens73259/
Loens73193/
Laens73136/
Loyns73118/
Loins7339/
Lyens7330/
Leans7328/
Layns7322/
Louns7310/
Léons736/
Leoms735/
Luens733/
Laons732/
Leonx731/
Leonz730/
Leuns730/
Lojns730/
Leyssens711,511/
Leggions7132/
Liggeons7114/
Leonce6712,047/
Loyens67995/
Lejins67404/
Lawens67340/
Lowens67150/
Layans67103/
Layens6779/
Luyens6773/
Leinss6770/
Leanse6764/
Leinse6734/
Leinæs6729/
Lojans6728/
Leijns6720/
Louens6717/
Lehans6712/
Leinås676/
Lejans676/
Lohyns675/
Lounse675/
Leinsh674/
Leynch673/
Leonze672/
Louans672/
Lejens672/
Lojens671/
Lijons671/
Leinns671/
Leenns671/
Lahons671/
Lajens671/
Laions671/
Léonse671/
Leanns671/
Leinsz671/
Laensz671/
Layonz671/
Leuens671/
Lyians671/
Lyains671/
Lijens671/
Leanst670/
Layins670/
Loinns670/
Leuins670/
Loyans670/

Leyons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leyons in the Russian language
Леёнсleens-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • 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 Leyons
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