Laban Forename
20,405th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 44,327 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya
Laban Forename Definition:
A male name. The Scripture name, in Hebrew לָבָן, Labhán, signifying white.
Laban Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100% | 19,780 | 1:2,341 | 435 |
| Uganda | 99% | 9,888 | 1:4,142 | 503 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3,335 | 1:15,829 | 1,751 |
| Zambia | - | 2,707 | 1:5,857 | 777 |
| India | 71% | 2,590 | 1:469,065 | 38,457 |
| Indonesia | - | 1,105 | 1:233,451 | 21,708 |
| Malawi | 100% | 888 | 1:19,271 | 1,754 |
| Nigeria | 97% | 814 | 1:218,138 | 9,168 |
| Namibia | - | 646 | 1:3,722 | 600 |
| United States | 100% | 491 | 1:738,365 | 17,135 |
| South Africa | 99% | 322 | 1:169,356 | 11,491 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 253 | 1:32,223 | 3,210 |
| DR Congo | 97% | 205 | 1:360,135 | 13,694 |
| Syria | - | 132 | 1:146,258 | 2,143 |
| Jamaica | - | 131 | 1:22,009 | 1,749 |
| Israel | 98% | 123 | 1:68,316 | 3,607 |
| Pakistan | 57% | 107 | 1:1,816,427 | 25,597 |
| Iraq | 100% | 87 | 1:402,504 | 4,983 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 65 | 1:332,469 | 12,154 |
| Philippines | 89% | 56 | 1:1,893,026 | 42,793 |
| Jordan | 97% | 49 | 1:180,138 | 2,556 |
| Zimbabwe | 88% | 40 | 1:385,595 | 19,040 |
| Yemen | - | 37 | 1:710,723 | 2,722 |
| Lebanon | 86% | 33 | 1:170,532 | 4,017 |
| Sweden | 100% | 31 | 1:317,997 | 9,503 |
| Malaysia | 59% | 26 | 1:1,171,152 | 39,513 |
| Rwanda | - | 25 | 1:454,857 | 1,393 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 23 | 1:4,322 | 830 |
| England | 100% | 23 | 1:2,417,518 | 28,771 |
| Mexico | 100% | 21 | 1:5,911,639 | 22,154 |
| Peru | 100% | 20 | 1:1,589,573 | 17,785 |
| Algeria | - | 18 | 1:2,120,929 | 6,835 |
| Liberia | 100% | 16 | 1:275,754 | 8,947 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 15 | 1:38,730 | 2,561 |
| Canada | - | 14 | 1:2,366,669 | 33,082 |
| Barbados | - | 11 | 1:26,344 | 2,087 |
| Iran | - | 11 | 1:7,136,079 | 23,336 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 11 | 1:1,536,553 | 22,602 |
| Panama | 100% | 9 | 1:434,062 | 12,541 |
| Sudan | - | 9 | 1:4,200,775 | 4,893 |
| Australia | - | 8 | 1:1,707,203 | 16,445 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 8 | 1:3,775,237 | 55,178 |
| Benin | 100% | 6 | 1:1,762,640 | 36,264 |
| Ivory Coast | 67% | 6 | 1:3,845,989 | 64,391 |
| Niger | 100% | 6 | 1:3,197,332 | 33,105 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 6 | 1:1,191,999 | 40,353 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 5 | 1:6,524,703 | 31,933 |
| Haiti | - | 5 | 1:2,145,391 | 20,367 |
| Russia | 100% | 5 | 1:28,846,741 | 73,146 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Bahamas | - | 4 | 1:99,842 | 1,712 |
| Burundi | 100% | 4 | 1:2,476,640 | 1,357 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Mali | 100% | 4 | 1:4,244,439 | 5,329 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 4 | 1:13,715 | 1,549 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Honduras | - | 3 | 1:2,939,156 | 20,066 |
| Nepal | 67% | 3 | 1:9,495,784 | 71,056 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Cambodia | 50% | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 2 | 1:3,618,402 | 11,946 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Greenland | - | 1 | 1:56,371 | 1,395 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
The alternate forms: Labàn (1) & Labán (1) are calculated separately.
Laban (32,645) may also be a surname.
Laban Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. The Scripture name, in Hebrew לָבָן, Labhán, signifying white.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Lay'-ban, white, shining, gentle. 1. The son of Bethuel, grandson of Nahor, and brother of Rebekah, and father of Rachel and Leah. Gen. xxviii. 2, &c. 2. The name of a place beyond Jordan in the plains of Moab. Deut. i. 1.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: white.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: White.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Laban Forename Popularity
Laban Demographics
Average Male Laban Height
177.06 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 18 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Laban Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laban in the Russian language | ||
| Лабан | laban | - |
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