Leb Surname

252,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Leb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia3401:45,5501,772
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Austria1921:44,3517,087
France891:746,32392,306
Romania881:228,15822,067
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada381:969,62173,252
Slovenia271:92,13611,211
Lebanon271:208,7818,577
India261:29,502,515369,827
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Guatemala141:1,148,7625,372
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Algeria101:3,863,15547,113
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Léb (49) are calculated separately.

Leb (690) may also be a first name.

Leb Last Name Facts

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

Leb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺐ, Hindi: लेब, Marathi: लॅब, Oriya: େଲବ) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It can appear in the variant forms: Léb. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 252,273rd most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,644,707 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 46 percent of Leb live; 26 percent live in Southeast Asia and 22 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 314,827th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 690 people.

Leb is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 45,550. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Banteay Meanchey Province, where 21 percent reside, Battambang Province, where 15 percent reside and Siem Reap Province, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Cambodia it exists in 65 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent reside.

Leb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leb last name increased 1,063 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leb surname are 40.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leb earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $49,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.9% more than the national average, earning $58,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léb8949/
Lieb8612,758/
Loeb867,855/
Leib867,198/
Leeb865,481/
Hleb861,888/
Leab86340/
Lejb86137/
Leyb8697/
Lebs8683/
Laeb8617/
Letb8616/
Leub8611/
Lebd8611/
Lesb865/
Lleb864/
Lebh862/
Lebz861/
Lehb861/
Lheb861/
Lebő861/
Hlebš7576/
Glieb7576/
Lejbt7556/
Leibs7531/
Leabd755/
Hleeb755/
Hlebs754/
Leijb752/
Hleib752/
Lhieb751/
Lebhh751/
Lehbs751/
Leebs751/
Leabh751/
Leabs750/
Lew6739,318/
Lev6711,153/
Lab677,361/
Lib672,542/
Lob672,193/
Löb671,872/
Lep671,560/
Lyb67419/
Lef67301/
Lebowa67160/
Lebová6787/
Leabch6775/
Lebova6725/
Lebsch6713/
Ljb677/
Leybch674/
H'Leib672/
Lechhb671/

Leb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leb in the Hindi language
लेबleba-
Leb in the Marathi language
लॅबleba-
Leb in the Oriya language
େଲବelaba98.96
Leb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﺐlb50
ﺍﻟﻠﺐallb50

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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 Leb
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