Leeb Surname

87,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Leeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3,5061:2,429215
Germany8351:96,41412,013
United States6331:572,60546,957
Canada1371:268,94625,310
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Australia371:729,61448,196
Czechia271:393,83245,478
France241:2,767,613196,808
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Hungary171:577,42834,558
England131:4,286,005132,302
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
China61:227,886,92811,701
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Wales41:773,63329,106
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Leeb (21) may also be a first name.

Leeb Last Name Facts

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

Leeb (Russian: Лееб) is found most in Austria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leeb? popularity and diffusion

Leeb is the 87,721st most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,329,602 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Leeb are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most common forename in the world, held by 21 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Austria, where it is borne by 3,506 people, or 1 in 2,429. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Austria, where 28 percent are found, Upper Austria, where 27 percent are found and Vienna, where 20 percent are found. Barring Austria Leeb exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Leeb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leeb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leeb last name grew 2,638 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leeb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leeb surname are 5.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Leeb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1506.91% more than the national average, earning R 3,818,620 per year; in United States they earn 22.61% more than the national average, earning $52,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning $57,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lejeb89136/
Leyeb8910/
Hleeb895/
Leeab893/
Leebs891/
Leb861,569/
Lehyeb802/
Lepe7521,034/
Lieb7512,758/
Loeb757,855/
Leib757,198/
Hleb751,888/
Leep751,277/
Leef75945/
Lueb75701/
Lefe75346/
Leab75340/
Leew75177/
Lejb75137/
Leyb7597/
Lebs7583/
Leev7563/
Lyeb7557/
Laeb7517/
Letb7516/
Leub7511/
Lebd7511/
Lesb755/
Lleb754/
Lebh752/
Lebz751/
Lehb751/
Lebő751/
Lheb751/
Leebová7315/
Leebova731/
Laieb676,894/
Layeb67778/
Leafe67778/
Leppe67662/
Leupe67465/
Leefe67450/
Leipe67345/
Lespe67321/
Leffe67139/
Lejab67139/
Leape67102/
Glieb6776/
Hlebš6776/
Hleew6769/
Leife6759/
Lejbt6756/
Liyeb6749/
Leeps6731/
Leibs6731/
Lepfe6717/
Lajeb6710/
Llepe679/
Lehab677/
Leuab676/
Leabd675/
Leepe674/
Hlebs674/
Lephe674/
Leype673/
Hlepe673/
Lehfe672/
Lezpe672/
Leyep672/
Leijb672/
Leevw672/
Hlefe672/
Lheew672/
Leeph672/
Hleib672/
Liieb671/
Leiev671/
Leevd671/
Leeww671/
Leyab671/
Lewfe671/
Lejob671/
Leehw671/
Lebhh671/
Leabh671/
Leefs671/
Lgeew671/
Leevs671/
Lehbs671/
Laueb671/
Hlyeb671/
Lhieb671/
Lehef671/
Lieab671/
Ledpe671/
Leews671/
Leabs670/
Leyfe670/

Leeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leeb in the Russian language
Леебleeb-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Leeb
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