Leòn Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Leòn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 70 | 1:1,773,232 | 17,696 |
| Guatemala | 24 | 1:670,111 | 5,147 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
The alternate forms: Leon (1,103,641), León (6,231), Leõn (2), Léòn (1), Léon (559), Lèon (5), Leoń (1), Léón (1), Lèón (1) & Lèoñ (1) are calculated separately.
Leòn (20) may also be a first name.
Leòn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leòn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leòn is found most frequently in Mexico. It may also appear as: Leon, León, Leõn, Léòn, Léon, Lèon, Leoń, Léón, Lèón or Lèoñ. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leòn? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,276,805th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Leòn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Leòn live; 43 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 20 people.
Leòn is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 1,773,232. In Mexico it is most numerous in: México, where 21 percent reside, Guanajuato, where 13 percent reside and Mexico City, where 13 percent reside. Beside Mexico this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 13 percent reside and Venezuela, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon | 92 | 1,103,641 | / |
| León | 92 | 6,231 | / |
| Leõn | 92 | 2 | / |
| Léòn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Léon | 83 | 559 | / |
| Lèon | 83 | 5 | / |
| Leoń | 83 | 1 | / |
| Léón | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lèón | 83 | 1 | / |
| D'leòn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lean | 75 | 10,554 | / |
| Leãn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leán | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lèoñ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leong | 67 | 124,617 | / |
| Leone | 67 | 105,813 | / |
| Lehan | 67 | 2,756 | / |
| Leanh | 67 | 1,457 | / |
| Lejon | 67 | 1,399 | / |
| Leeon | 67 | 951 | / |
| Lehon | 67 | 338 | / |
| Leyon | 67 | 300 | / |
| Leahn | 67 | 156 | / |
| Leion | 67 | 148 | / |
| Hlean | 67 | 86 | / |
| Leaon | 67 | 61 | / |
| Leșan | 67 | 60 | / |
| Lieon | 67 | 49 | / |
| Leean | 67 | 38 | / |
| Leont | 67 | 23 | / |
| Leoon | 67 | 14 | / |
| Liean | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leonn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Le'on | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leond | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leann | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leonh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leoun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hleon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ljean | 67 | 3 | / |
| Le'an | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehán | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lleon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lheon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoĭn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leonı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leohn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leomn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ljeun | 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
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- 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 Leòn
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