Labuan Surname

233,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Labuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Labuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,5641:64,73011,014
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Labuan (146) may also be a first name.

Labuan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Labuan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Labuan (Arabic: ابوان) occurs most in The Philippines. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Labuan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 233,413th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,217,330 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Labuan reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Labuan is also the 763,528th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 146 people.

The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,564 people, or 1 in 64,730. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 26 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 20 percent live and Central Visayas, where 15 percent live. Not including The Philippines it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Labuang92197/
Labuayn921/
Liabuang8612/
Laibuang861/
Labban833,431/
Lebuan83276/
Lapuan83141/
Labuon8312/
Labwan838/
Labuam831/
Labboun776/
Lampuan772/
Laubban772/
Lapuang771/
Leabwan771/
Leybuan771/
Labuhon771/
Llapuan771/
Lapuant771/
Lapuhan771/
Laibban771/
Labbain771/
Lawbain770/
Laphuang71472/
Lauvvang719/
Lobban673,046/
Labbon6746/
Labwon6731/
Lobwan6710/
Lapwan676/
Lebuon673/
Labwam673/
Lovban672/
Lawbon672/
Labvon671/
Lopuan671/
Lafuam671/

Labuan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Labuan in the Arabic language
ابوانabwan-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Labuan
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