Lebanon Surname

263,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Lebanon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lebanon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel8971:9,5401,461
Philippines3761:269,25139,479
Lebanon1141:49,4484,127
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
India211:36,526,923420,161
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lebanon (1,067) may also be a first name.

Lebanon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lebanon (Arabic: بنان, Russian: Лебанон) is held by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lebanon? popularity and diffusion

Lebanon is the 263,596th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,904,136 people. Lebanon is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Lebanon are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 60 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 244,901st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 1,067 people.

Lebanon is most commonly held in Israel, where it is borne by 897 people, or 1 in 9,540. In Israel it is mostly found in: Central District, where 32 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 16 percent are found and Northern District, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Israel this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and Lebanon, where 8 percent are found.

Lebanon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Maronite (97%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lebasnon93132/
Lebagnon932/
Lebannon931/
Labanon863,032/
Libanon86425/
Lebanan86341/
Lebonon8687/
Levanon8673/
Lebanun8648/
Lebenon8638/
Lybanon8610/
Lobanon868/
Libasnon8086/
Libaynon8035/
Lebanang8024/
Leevanon8013/
Lobaynon804/
Lebangan802/
Levanont801/
Lebounon801/
Levannon801/
Liebenon800/
Leibenon800/
Liebenann750/
Libanan712,596/
Labanan71749/
Liwanon71112/
Lewanan7111/
Libanun717/
Levanan712/
Livanon711/
Libonon710/
Limpanon67247/
Labhanan6783/
Libangan6766/
Lebonang6718/
Laybonon672/
Loboynon671/
Labaunan671/
Llabanan671/
Lewanane671/
Lewanhan671/
Labanaan671/
Leewanan671/
Lebeinan670/
Liebenan670/

Lebanon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lebanon in the Russian language
Лебанонlebanon-
Lebanon in the Arabic language
بنانbnan-
لبنانlbnan-

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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 Lebanon
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