Libya Forename

134,419th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,918 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Libya Forename Definition:

Lib'-e-a, the heart of the sea. A province is Africa, supposed to have been peopled by Lehabim, the son of Mizraim. Acts ii. 10.

Libya Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen-2,4301:10,822718
Philippines
 
95%
611:1,737,86040,155
Indonesia-611:4,228,913175,755
United States
100%
491:7,398,71481,758
Iraq
100%
481:729,5396,887
India
 
99%
361:33,746,610665,083
Brazil
100%
301:7,141,20598,999
Lebanon
100%
301:187,5864,192
Mexico
100%
241:5,172,68420,497
Turkey
100%
201:3,890,08519,888
Palestine
100%
151:303,3372,721
Burkina Faso
100%
121:1,531,62237,504
Zambia-111:1,441,34517,789
Zimbabwe
75%
 
101:1,542,38246,134
Syria-91:2,145,1194,120
Peru
100%
71:4,541,63634,195
South Africa
100%
61:9,088,775152,087
Afghanistan
100%
51:6,524,70331,933
Tanzania
100%
41:13,197,08050,227
Egypt-41:22,975,23627,891
Chile
100%
41:4,401,80221,957
Venezuela
100%
31:10,067,298111,314
Malaysia
100%
31:10,149,980208,386
Cambodia
100%
31:5,424,44341,412
Nigeria
67%
 
31:59,188,120318,216
Ecuador-31:5,908,97318,111
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Canada-21:16,566,68686,787
Panama-21:1,953,27831,007
Uruguay-21:1,713,81810,870
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Niger
100%
11:19,183,99477,442
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
England-11:55,602,921189,715
Jordan
100%
11:8,826,77411,126
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608

The alternate forms: Líbya (1) are calculated separately.

Libya (358) may also be a surname.

Libya Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lib'-e-a, the heart of the sea. A province is Africa, supposed to have been peopled by Lehabim, the son of Mizraim. Acts ii. 10.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: (1) afflicted: (2), perhaps Greek for preceding or possibly “weeping".

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Libya Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Líbya931/
Libhya913/
Libyas912/
Laibya911/
Libyea911/
Libyah911/
Lisbya911/
Libayya835/
Laibhya831/
Libia8078,152/
Livya802,004/
Lebya8073/
Lubya8041/
Libea8018/
Lybya8013/
Liwya803/
Libja803/
Libyo802/
Lübya801/
Lisbia73455/
Libias7347/
Leibia7334/
Lesbya7330/
Libija7325/
Laibia7317/
Luibia7315/
Livyah7312/
Libiat738/
Llibia737/
Libhia737/
Liubia737/
Libiah737/
Libeau736/
Lhivya736/
Livhya734/
Lubhya734/
Livyat733/
Lhibia732/
Liobia732/
Litbia732/
Lebyad732/
Limpya732/
Loivya731/
lo Iba731/
Lihvya731/
Lubbya731/
Luibea731/
Luiwya731/
Luivya731/
Lubyay731/
Laivya731/
Lebhya731/
Leabya731/
Libeoa731/
Libeah731/
Llubya731/
Loibia731/
Lybyah731/
Lubaiya6759/
Lebyadh6740/
Liubița6732/
Leisbia679/
Lubajya675/
Libiash675/
Leboiya673/
Levaiya673/
Liboyio672/
Luisbia672/
Lissbia672/
Loihbja671/
Lubyaha671/
Lithbia671/
Lisbiah671/
Lisbias671/
Lissvya671/
Libihai671/
Lebaiya671/
Lebayya671/
Lubeyya671/
Lubyaie671/

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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 Libya