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De León (surname)

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De León or de León or De Leon is a Spanish origin surname, often toponymic, in which case it may possibly indicate an ultimate family origin in the Kingdom of León or the later Province of León.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 29.7% of all known bearers of the surname de León were residents of the Philippines (frequency 1:647), 26.4% of Guatemala (1:116), 20.0% of Mexico (1:1,179), 8.1% of the Dominican Republic (1:244), 4.1% of Panama (1:182), 2.2% of the United States (1:31,581), 2.1% of Uruguay (1:313), 1.7% of Spain (1:5,084) and 1.0% of El Salvador (1:1,194).

In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,084) in the following autonomous communities:

In Guatemala, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:116) in the following departments:

People

Notable people with the surname De León include,

Fictional characters

References

  1. de Leon surname distribution
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