Lèon Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Lèon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lèon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Leon (1,103,641), Léon (559), Lèón (1), Lèoñ (1), León (6,231), Leòn (179), Leõn (2), Leoń (1), Léón (1) & Léòn (1) are calculated separately.

Lèon (646) may also be a first name.

Lèon Last Name Facts

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

Lèon is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Leon, Léon, Lèón, Lèoñ, León, Leòn, Leõn, Leoń, Léón or Léòn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lèon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lèon is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Lèon are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Lèon is also the 327,050th most numerous first name internationally, held by 646 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 11,496,644. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Belgium it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 20 percent live and France, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leon921,103,641/
Léon92559/
Lèón921/
Lèoñ921/
León836,231/
Leòn83179/
Leõn832/
Leoń831/
Léón831/
Léòn831/
Ljon750/
Leong67124,617/
Leone67105,813/
Layon673,057/
Lejon671,399/
Leeon67951/
Lajon67504/
Lijon67396/
Lehon67338/
Laion67332/
Leyon67300/
Luyon67283/
Loyon67160/
Leion67148/
Lihon67125/
Leaon6761/
Ljone6756/
Lieon6749/
Lujon6749/
Léone6735/
Lioon6724/
Leont6723/
Lojon6718/
Lioan6714/
Leoon6714/
Leonn679/
Ljong678/
Loion677/
Leond676/
Le'on676/
Leoun674/
Leonh674/
Lyhon673/
Hleon673/
Lhion672/
Lleon672/
Lyoon672/
Léong671/
Lyoan671/
Lheon671/
Leoĭn671/
Leonı671/
Lhíon671/
Luion671/
Leohn671/
Leoin671/
Leomn671/

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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 Lèon
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