In The Godfather Part II, Vito Corleone’s childhood hometown in Sicily is Corleone. The town’s name becomes the family surname after the young Vito arrives in New York.
Vito is originally named Vito Andolini. When immigration officials ask where he is from, his birthplace is recorded as his surname, creating Vito Corleone. This detail links the character’s identity directly to the Sicilian town and explains the origin of the Corleone family name.
Corleone is a real town in Sicily, in the Metropolitan City of Palermo. The film’s story turns the place into an important symbolic point of origin, even though much of the young Vito storyline was filmed elsewhere. The town name is therefore both a geographic reference and a key piece of family history.