Leão Surname
Approximately 21,665 people bear this surname
Leão Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 9,465 | 1:2,851 | 455 |
| Mozambique | 6,180 | 1:4,411 | 1,010 |
| Portugal | 4,114 | 1:2,532 | 345 |
| Brazil | 1,831 | 1:116,917 | 4,429 |
| Cape Verde | 39 | 1:13,581 | 488 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Leaõ (3) are calculated separately.
Leão (53,460) may also be a first name.
Leão Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leão Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leão is held by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Leaõ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leão? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,914th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 336,374 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Leão reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Leão is also the 17,471st most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 53,460 people.
The last name Leão is most numerous in Angola, where it is borne by 9,465 people, or 1 in 2,851. Barring Angola this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 29 percent live and Portugal, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaão | 89 | 4 | / |
| Leaõ | 83 | 3 | / |
| Leon | 75 | 1,103,641 | / |
| Leou | 75 | 1,130 | / |
| Leom | 75 | 477 | / |
| Leoa | 75 | 253 | / |
| Leoi | 75 | 170 | / |
| Leoe | 75 | 77 | / |
| Leoy | 75 | 72 | / |
| Leoo | 75 | 26 | / |
| Leoj | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lião | 75 | 3 | / |
| Leãn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leoń | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leãa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leong | 67 | 124,617 | / |
| Leone | 67 | 105,813 | / |
| Lejon | 67 | 1,399 | / |
| Leeon | 67 | 951 | / |
| Lehou | 67 | 707 | / |
| Lehon | 67 | 338 | / |
| Leyon | 67 | 300 | / |
| Leion | 67 | 148 | / |
| Leaoa | 67 | 115 | / |
| Leoue | 67 | 114 | / |
| Lieou | 67 | 98 | / |
| Leoja | 67 | 68 | / |
| Leaon | 67 | 61 | / |
| Lejou | 67 | 50 | / |
| Lieon | 67 | 49 | / |
| Leous | 67 | 42 | / |
| Leyou | 67 | 38 | / |
| Leowe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Leaou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Leont | 67 | 23 | / |
| Lieyo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leoon | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lehoy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leães | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leyom | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leonn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Leoya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Leoux | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leond | 67 | 6 | / |
| Le'on | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lehoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leois | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lejom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leonh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leoun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leoye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leyoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leooa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hleon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leooe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leuon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lleon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leohn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leeoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leonı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoĭn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leomn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leomg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lheon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leojo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoñh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaoy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leoyd | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- 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 Leão
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