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 borne by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Leaõ. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leão? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leão is the 24,914th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 336,374 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Leão live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Leão is also the 17,471st most common first name in the world, borne by 53,460 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Angola, where it is carried by 9,465 people, or 1 in 2,851. Apart from Angola Leão occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 29 percent reside and Portugal, where 19 percent reside.
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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