Zeledon Surname

17,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Zeledon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zeledon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua24,4891:24648
Costa Rica4,1331:1,157213
United States1,9021:190,56718,891
El Salvador6881:9,221663
Honduras2371:37,2001,093
Spain1651:283,34617,390
Guatemala1071:150,3053,402
Panama771:50,8092,460
Canada721:511,74443,418
Mexico681:1,825,38517,952
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
France31:22,140,907385,998
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Zeledón (104) & Zeledòn (5) are calculated separately.

Zeledon (49) may also be a first name.

Zeledon Last Name Facts

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

Zeledon occurs more in Nicaragua more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Zeledón or Zeledòn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zeledon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,331st most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 227,885 people. The last name Zeledon occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Zeledon reside; 93 percent reside in Central America and 93 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Zeledon is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nicaragua, where it is carried by 24,489 people, or 1 in 246. In Nicaragua it is primarily found in: Jinotega Department, where 29 percent are found, Matagalpa Department, where 20 percent are found and Managua Department, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nicaragua this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Costa Rica, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Zeledon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zeledon surname are 44.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zeledon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.71% less than the national average, earning $41,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $40,531 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zeledón95104/
Zeledòn955/
Celedon8611,819/
Zelidon86495/
Seledon86378/
Geledon864/
Zaledon862/
Zeladon861/
Seledone8019/
Celedone8012/
Chesledon7530/
Gelidon71163/
Celidon71140/
Celedón7162/
Geledan7130/
Selidon7111/
Jeledan714/
Soledon713/
Saledon712/
Zelidón711/
Seledom711/
Celedom711/
Seladon710/
Selidone6728/
Zailidon671/
Shelydon671/
Shelidon670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zeledon
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