Leby Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Leby Surname Definition:

Local. A town in Denmark.

Leby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast2281:101,1905,241
Tanzania641:827,21343,161
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Congo51:997,81917,129
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Leby (616) may also be a first name.

Leby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. A town in Denmark.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Leby Last Name Facts

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

Leby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺒﻲ) is most common in The Ivory Coast. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Leby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 770,644th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. The surname Leby occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Leby are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Leby is also the 336,421st most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 616 people.

It is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 101,190. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Gôh-Djiboua District, where 71 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 23 percent reside and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Leby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leby last name expanded 130 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leby Last Name Statistics demography

Leby earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.54% more than the national average, earning $55,894 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leiby892,157/
Lieby89499/
Lebey89416/
Leboy89299/
Lebay89289/
Lebyd89175/
Lebuy89139/
Letby8995/
Loeby8973/
Leeby8937/
Åleby8916/
Leaby899/
Lesby896/
Leuby895/
Leyby891/
Lebyi891/
Lebyo891/
Lebys891/
Laeby890/
Lebiy890/
Lebahy80148/
Lebych80139/
Lesbay80128/
Lethby8079/
Lebeyd8047/
Leboyd8036/
Lebaya8021/
Loebay8017/
Leeboy8010/
Leisby8010/
Lettby807/
Lebuys806/
Leibey802/
Leebay802/
Leheby802/
Liebey801/
Leabyd801/
Lebydh801/
Leebey801/
Leibys801/
Lebohy801/
Leboys801/
Lebydt801/
Leubay801/
Leesby800/
Leasby800/
Leabey800/
Lesbey800/
Liebiy800/
Levy75224,725/
Leba7510,586/
Lebe753,564/
Lebi753,193/
Laby753,020/
Lewy751,441/
Liby75886/
Loby75212/
Lyby75155/
Lebé7522/
Ljby751/
Leebeyd73216/
Leibych7337/
Hliebay7321/
Leabeyd736/
Leibycz736/
Lesbahy734/
Loebhey731/
Leboydd731/
Leeboyd731/
Leibeyd731/
Lejbycz731/
Liebuoy730/
Leyva67215,217/
Lebed6726,730/
Leber6712,876/
Leyba6711,113/
Labay679,480/
Laboy678,633/
Lebea676,559/
Liebe675,996/
Levey675,895/
Leavy675,643/
Leiba674,093/
Libay671,999/
Hleba671,996/
Levay671,871/
Lisby671,167/
Lewey671,032/
Lebid67993/
Leube67939/
Levoy67919/
Levyy67877/
Leboi67698/
Leeba67637/
Lebih67613/
Leaba67612/
Leibe67597/
Lebet67577/
Liebi67545/
Lebee67507/
Loebe67406/
Levyt67406/
Lebis67371/
Lobay67369/
Leboa67357/
Lebai67342/
Lahby67342/
Libey67294/
Lebhe67294/
Lebit67269/
Lieba67264/
Labey67254/
Libuy67185/
Leway67182/
Liboy67172/
Lebič67170/
Lebii67167/
Labuy67151/
Levyi67127/
Livey67126/
Lejba67119/
Leevy67117/
Lebez67109/
Lebie67103/
Lebić6789/
Loboy6771/
Leyvi6769/
Lebes6768/
Levys6764/
Lebhi6758/
Lebei6757/
Laebe6753/
Lebio6753/
Lebiš6752/
Lobey6751/
Leviy6751/
Lebha6746/
Leivy6745/
Leabe6738/
Letbe6735/
Leibi6730/
Leabi6729/
Leybe6726/
Lebui6724/
Labyi6721/
Lebaa6718/
Leebi6714/
Leiwy6714/
Leebe6711/
Lebeh6711/
Lybyd6711/
Libiy6710/
Lebeu6710/
Laaby6710/
Lebée679/
Laebi679/
Lehbi679/
Libys678/
Lesbi678/
Laiby677/
Libyi676/
Lebje675/
Leyve675/
Levéy675/
Lobhy674/
Libyh674/
Lebiz674/
Lheba674/
Hlebi674/
Hlebe674/
Lybys674/
Lioby673/
Leywa673/
Lesbe673/
Litby673/
Llebe673/
Labhy672/
Llevy672/
Levyo672/
Levyz672/
Lesvy672/
Leubi672/
Levuy672/
Leïba672/
Luiby672/
Lybay671/
Loebi671/
Lloby671/
Lewyi671/
Leathbey671/
Lleba671/
Hlaby671/
Lehwy671/
Lebaj671/
Lebeď671/
Lebge671/
Labéy671/
Lempy671/
Libyo671/
Liewy671/
Hlevy671/
Leyui671/
Levyh671/
Leywi671/
Labyh671/
Lyvey670/
Leybi670/
Levhy670/

Leby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﺒﻲlby50
ﻟﺒﻰlby50

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