Leben Surname

184,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Leben Surname User-submission:

It is a surname of Slavic origin, variant of Clewi or Klewe, Sorbian short forms of the personal name Nikolaus.

Leben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia7261:3,427547
Germany5391:149,36117,949
United States4761:761,46859,318
Trinidad and Tobago1021:13,3721,755
Australia591:457,55435,515
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
France201:3,321,136213,627
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Turkey151:5,188,095110,069
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
England81:6,964,757184,742
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India81:95,883,173728,828
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Micronesia41:26,561731
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
San Marino11:33,214932
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guam11:160,1214,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Lében (3) are calculated separately.

Leben (2,794) may also be a first name.

Leben Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname of Slavic origin, variant of Clewi or Klewe, Sorbian short forms of the personal name Nikolaus.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Leben is a German word meaning 'live', 'to be alive'.

- knleben

Leben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leben (Bengali: লেবেন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺒﻦ, Hindi: लेबेन, Marathi: लॅबेन, Oriya: େଲେବନ, Russian: Лебен) is found most in Slovenia. It can also be found as a variant: Lében. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leben? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 184,066th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,160,254 people. Leben occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Leben are found; 32 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 32 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Leben is also the 138,040th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 2,794 people.

The surname Leben is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 726 people, or 1 in 3,427. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 40 percent live, Upper Carniola, where 22 percent live and Drava, where 21 percent live. Beside Slovenia this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Leben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leben surname grew 1,983 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leben Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leben last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leben earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning R 262,344 per year; in United States they earn 4.02% less than the national average, earning $41,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.83% more than the national average, earning $60,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lében933/
Lieben91876/
Lebien91206/
Lebehn91158/
Lebeng91122/
Loeben9183/
Leeben9130/
Leiben9119/
Laeben9115/
Leuben9114/
Lebenn9113/
Leaben914/
Lebent913/
Lebend913/
Leyben911/
Lebn893/
Hlebaen839/
Loebaen834/
Lebenne832/
Lethben831/
Lettben831/
Leibhen831/
Lesbeng831/
Leubien830/
Laben8017,772/
Liben8012,119/
Lewen80595/
Lebin80428/
Loben80346/
Lyben8031/
Löben8023/
Lebyn8010/
Lebnd801/
Lebem801/
Leibn801/
Lebne801/
Lebengue7772/
Liebienė777/
Libent732,426/
Lebina731,224/
Luyben73597/
Labuen73458/
Lewien73315/
Leubin73231/
Libien73220/
Leybin73217/
Lempen73183/
Laiben73175/
Leaven73172/
Lobien73146/
Liebin73118/
Leiwen73116/
Leibin73111/
Libuen7378/
Liewen7371/
Loiben7363/
Labaen7363/
Leween7358/
Lebing7354/
Leewen7351/
Leibyn7346/
Libeng7345/
Lebuin7341/
Hloben7339/
Lehuen7338/
Leeven7328/
Litben7324/
Leuwen7321/
Lhewen7318/
Hlebyn7317/
Lahben7314/
Leiven739/
Loboen739/
Layben739/
Llaben739/
Lisben738/
Labien737/
Lebyna737/
Liaben735/
Hlebin734/
Libend734/
Lybien734/
Lebion733/
Lesbin732/
Lebink732/
Levehn732/
Lohben732/
Leyven732/
Leebin732/
Lybeen731/
Lesuen731/
Lebinq731/
Leevne731/
Liween731/
Laaben731/
Labenn730/
Labeen730/
Lebnck730/
Llempen67698/
Luijben67365/
Leibing67339/
Leybina67205/
Labn67146/
Laibhen67139/
Laibaen6799/
Leibyna6752/
Leavene6741/
Lewn6720/
Lahaben6716/
Leibinn6714/
Hlebyna6714/
Laybhen6710/
Hlebina674/
Levn674/
Libenne674/
Lobienė674/
Leabina673/
Leßweng673/
Lybienė673/
Leiweng673/
Libenth672/
Libn672/
Lobn672/
Lesuent671/
Leiwent671/
Leevene671/
Leeweun671/
Leewynn671/
Libienė671/
Lybn671/
Lajbeen671/
Leewoen671/
Lhewenk670/

Leben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leben in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﺒﻦlbn-
Leben in the Bengali language
লেবেনlebena-
Leben in the Hindi language
लेबेनlebena-
Leben in the Oriya language
େଲେବନelebana85.19
େଲେବନ୍eleban11.11
େଲବନelabana3.7
Leben in the Marathi language
लॅबेनlebena33.33
लेबेनlebena33.33
लेबleba33.33
Leben in the Russian language
Лебенleben-

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