San Leon Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
San Leon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 65 | 1:719,262 | 31,067 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
The alternate forms: San León (4) are calculated separately.
San Leon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name San Leon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name San Leon is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: San León. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name San Leon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of San Leon reside; 87 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 87 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Spain, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 719,262. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Castile and León, where 40 percent live, Madrid, where 35 percent live and Valencian Community, where 15 percent live. Aside from Spain San Leon is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
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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 San Leon
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