Leb Surname
Approximately 1,569 people bear this surname
Leb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 340 | 1:45,550 | 1,772 |
| United States | 255 | 1:1,421,408 | 97,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Austria | 192 | 1:44,351 | 7,087 |
| France | 89 | 1:746,323 | 92,306 |
| Romania | 88 | 1:228,158 | 22,067 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Slovenia | 27 | 1:92,136 | 11,211 |
| Lebanon | 27 | 1:208,781 | 8,577 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Guatemala | 14 | 1:1,148,762 | 5,372 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Léb (49) are calculated separately.
Leb (690) may also be a first name.
Leb Demographics
Leb Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Léb | 89 | 49 | / |
| Lieb | 86 | 12,758 | / |
| Loeb | 86 | 7,855 | / |
| Leib | 86 | 7,198 | / |
| Leeb | 86 | 5,481 | / |
| Hleb | 86 | 1,888 | / |
| Leab | 86 | 340 | / |
| Lejb | 86 | 137 | / |
| Leyb | 86 | 97 | / |
| Lebs | 86 | 83 | / |
| Laeb | 86 | 17 | / |
| Letb | 86 | 16 | / |
| Leub | 86 | 11 | / |
| Lebd | 86 | 11 | / |
| Lesb | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lleb | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lebh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lebz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lehb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lheb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lebő | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hlebš | 75 | 76 | / |
| Glieb | 75 | 76 | / |
| Lejbt | 75 | 56 | / |
| Leibs | 75 | 31 | / |
| Leabd | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hleeb | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hlebs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Leijb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hleib | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lhieb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lebhh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lehbs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leebs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leabh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leabs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lew | 67 | 39,318 | / |
| Lev | 67 | 11,153 | / |
| Lab | 67 | 7,361 | / |
| Lib | 67 | 2,542 | / |
| Lob | 67 | 2,193 | / |
| Löb | 67 | 1,872 | / |
| Lep | 67 | 1,560 | / |
| Lyb | 67 | 419 | / |
| Lef | 67 | 301 | / |
| Lebowa | 67 | 160 | / |
| Lebová | 67 | 87 | / |
| Leabch | 67 | 75 | / |
| Lebova | 67 | 25 | / |
| Lebsch | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ljb | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leybch | 67 | 4 | / |
| H'Leib | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lechhb | 67 | 1 | / |
Leb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leb in the Hindi language | ||
| लेब | leba | - |
| Leb in the Marathi language | ||
| लॅब | leba | - |
| Leb in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲବ | elaba | 98.96 |
| Leb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﺐ | lb | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﻠﺐ | allb | 50 |
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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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- 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 Leb
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