Lions Surname

203,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Lions Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lions Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,1151:59,5728,016
United States3611:1,004,04174,162
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
Colombia491:974,9819,135
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
India351:21,916,154310,282
England351:1,591,94567,242
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Saint Barthelemy41:2,40444
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China31:455,773,85521,925
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5621:89,3579,234

Lions (670) may also be a first name.

Lions Last Name Facts

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

Lions (Arabic: السباع, Marathi: िलऑन्स) has its highest incidence in France. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lions? popularity and diffusion

Lions is the 203,306th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,560,110 people. The last name Lions occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Lions live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Lions is also the 320,531st most frequently used given name globally, borne by 670 people.

This surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 1,115 people, or 1 in 59,572. In France it is most numerous in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 65 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 9 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent reside. Barring France this surname exists in 66 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Lions Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lions has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lions last name contracted 36 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 125 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lions Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lions surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Lions last name are 1.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.72% registered with the political party.

The amount Lions earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 8.56% less than the national average, earning $20,758,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.09% less than the national average, earning $34,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $48,941 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lionæs912/
Lionse911/
Lins8975,728/
Lons89306/
Lyons80166,419/
Linse802,490/
Liens80597/
Linss80233/
Loens80193/
Glins80137/
Loyns80118/
Llins8060/
Luins8044/
Loons8040/
Loins8039/
Linsz8038/
Lians8034/
Linås8020/
Lonse8018/
Louns8010/
Linns809/
Lionz807/
Lhons804/
Lonsh803/
Lohns802/
Linsh802/
Lonns802/
Luons801/
Lioms801/
Llons801/
Lonst801/
Lionx801/
Hlons801/
Lihns801/
Lgons800/
Lonss800/
Lojns800/
Lns7514/
Lionze731,047/
Lotens73159/
Lijnse73109/
Linnæs7327/
Lyonns7323/
Linnås7322/
Lohnås738/
Llyons736/
Lianse735/
Lasins735/
Latins735/
Lounse735/
Lohyns735/
Linsse734/
Lyonss733/
Liuins733/
Lacins733/
Lionce732/
Lotins732/
Lyonsd731/
Lonshe731/
Losins731/
Locins731/
Lonsse731/
Loonse731/
Lyon's731/
Hllins731/
Linshe731/
Linsch730/
Limnse730/
Gliens730/
Loinns730/
Linz676,628/
Loggins676,443/
Lens676,105/
Lans674,026/
Lootens672,474/
Linß67942/
Löns67229/
Loms67225/
Lonz67190/
Linx67174/
Lims67120/
Läns6777/
Lüns6766/
Laucins6761/
Lyns6740/
Liondje6727/
Lassins6720/
Lõns6712/
Lochens6710/
Lottens677/
Lnsp673/
Linsova672/
Lonx672/
D'Lyons672/
Lahtins672/
Lāns672/
Losinsh671/
Lottins671/
Geelins671/
Líns671/
Līns671/
Lohtins671/
Loosens671/
Loomnss671/
Lossens671/
Lãns671/
Lianshe671/
Lnns671/
Linsche670/
Lossins670/
Lnse670/

Lions Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lions in the Marathi language
िलऑन्सila'onsa57.14
िलओन्सila'onsa28.57
लॉरेन्सlorensa14.29
Lions in the Arabic language
السباعalsba-

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Lions Reference & Research

Lyon DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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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 Lions
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