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
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | - | 2,430 | 1:10,822 | 718 |
| Philippines | 95% | 61 | 1:1,737,860 | 40,155 |
| Indonesia | - | 61 | 1:4,228,913 | 175,755 |
| United States | 100% | 49 | 1:7,398,714 | 81,758 |
| Iraq | 100% | 48 | 1:729,539 | 6,887 |
| India | 99% | 36 | 1:33,746,610 | 665,083 |
| Brazil | 100% | 30 | 1:7,141,205 | 98,999 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 30 | 1:187,586 | 4,192 |
| Mexico | 100% | 24 | 1:5,172,684 | 20,497 |
| Turkey | 100% | 20 | 1:3,890,085 | 19,888 |
| Palestine | 100% | 15 | 1:303,337 | 2,721 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 12 | 1:1,531,622 | 37,504 |
| Zambia | - | 11 | 1:1,441,345 | 17,789 |
| Zimbabwe | 75% | 10 | 1:1,542,382 | 46,134 |
| Syria | - | 9 | 1:2,145,119 | 4,120 |
| Peru | 100% | 7 | 1:4,541,636 | 34,195 |
| South Africa | 100% | 6 | 1:9,088,775 | 152,087 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 5 | 1:6,524,703 | 31,933 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Chile | 100% | 4 | 1:4,401,802 | 21,957 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 3 | 1:5,424,443 | 41,412 |
| Nigeria | 67% | 3 | 1:59,188,120 | 318,216 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Canada | - | 2 | 1:16,566,686 | 86,787 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Uruguay | - | 2 | 1:1,713,818 | 10,870 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| England | - | 1 | 1:55,602,921 | 189,715 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
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
Libya Demographics
Libya Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sample size: 15 (2014)
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Líbya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Libhya | 91 | 3 | / |
| Libyas | 91 | 2 | / |
| Laibya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Libyea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Libyah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lisbya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Libayya | 83 | 5 | / |
| Laibhya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Libia | 80 | 78,152 | / |
| Livya | 80 | 2,004 | / |
| Lebya | 80 | 73 | / |
| Lubya | 80 | 41 | / |
| Libea | 80 | 18 | / |
| Lybya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Liwya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Libja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Libyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lübya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lisbia | 73 | 455 | / |
| Libias | 73 | 47 | / |
| Leibia | 73 | 34 | / |
| Lesbya | 73 | 30 | / |
| Libija | 73 | 25 | / |
| Laibia | 73 | 17 | / |
| Luibia | 73 | 15 | / |
| Livyah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Libiat | 73 | 8 | / |
| Llibia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Libhia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Liubia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Libiah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Libeau | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lhivya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Livhya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lubhya | 73 | 4 | / |
| Livyat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lhibia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Liobia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Litbia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lebyad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Limpya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loivya | 73 | 1 | / |
| lo Iba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lihvya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lubbya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luibea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luiwya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luivya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lubyay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laivya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lebhya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leabya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Libeoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Libeah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Llubya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loibia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lybyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lubaiya | 67 | 59 | / |
| Lebyadh | 67 | 40 | / |
| Liubița | 67 | 32 | / |
| Leisbia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lubajya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Libiash | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leboiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Levaiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liboyio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luisbia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lissbia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loihbja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lithbia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lisbiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lisbias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lissvya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Libihai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lebaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lebayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubeyya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lubyaie | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Libya