Léon Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Léon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 232 | 1:286,305 | 43,905 |
| Belgium | 102 | 1:112,712 | 16,775 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Haiti | 7 | 1:1,526,272 | 14,436 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
The alternate forms: Leon (1,103,641), Lèon (5), Léón (1), Léòn (1), León (6,231), Leòn (179), Leõn (2), Lèón (1), Lèoñ (1) & Leoń (1) are calculated separately.
Léon (34,264) may also be a first name.
Léon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Léon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Léon is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Leon, Lèon, Léón, Léòn, León, Leòn, Leõn, Lèón, Lèoñ or Leoń. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Léon? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 565,867th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. Léon is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Léon live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 25,132nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 34,264 people.
Léon is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 286,305. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 35 percent are found, Brittany, where 20 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent are found. Barring France it occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 18 percent are found and Portugal, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon | 92 | 1,103,641 | / |
| Lèon | 92 | 5 | / |
| Léón | 92 | 1 | / |
| Léòn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Léone | 89 | 35 | / |
| Léong | 89 | 1 | / |
| León | 83 | 6,231 | / |
| Leòn | 83 | 179 | / |
| Leõn | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lèón | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lèoñ | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leoń | 83 | 1 | / |
| Léotin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Léonne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Léan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ljon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Léonova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leong | 67 | 124,617 | / |
| Leone | 67 | 105,813 | / |
| Layon | 67 | 3,057 | / |
| Lejon | 67 | 1,399 | / |
| Leeon | 67 | 951 | / |
| Lajon | 67 | 504 | / |
| Lijon | 67 | 396 | / |
| Lehon | 67 | 338 | / |
| Laion | 67 | 332 | / |
| Leyon | 67 | 300 | / |
| Luyon | 67 | 283 | / |
| Loyon | 67 | 160 | / |
| Leion | 67 | 148 | / |
| Lihon | 67 | 125 | / |
| Leaon | 67 | 61 | / |
| Ljone | 67 | 56 | / |
| Lujon | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lieon | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lioon | 67 | 24 | / |
| Leont | 67 | 23 | / |
| Lojon | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lioan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leoon | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leonn | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ljong | 67 | 8 | / |
| Loion | 67 | 7 | / |
| Le'on | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leond | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leonh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leoun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lyhon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hleon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lyoon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lhion | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lleon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lheon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoĭn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leonı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhíon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leohn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leomn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyoan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Léon
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