Leib Surname

68,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Leib Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the lion; descendant of Leib, a variant of Laybo (life).

Leib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7661:131,04113,806
Germany2,5211:31,9344,203
Israel9401:9,1041,404
France2081:319,34048,512
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Estonia1041:12,7101,932
Hungary711:138,25712,695
England601:928,63447,428
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Austria451:189,23224,045
Australia401:674,89346,030
Croatia341:124,37118,240
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7431:67,5897,337

Leib (1,769) may also be a first name.

Leib Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the lion; descendant of Leib, a variant of Laybo (life).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Leib Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leib (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﺐ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leib? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 68,947th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,012,440 people. The surname Leib occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Leib reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Leib is also the 181,942nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,769 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,766 people, or 1 in 131,041. In The United States Leib is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent live and Israel, where 13 percent live.

Leib Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leib has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leib surname grew 372 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 667 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leib Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leib last name are 14.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leib earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.59% more than the national average, earning R 305,580 per year; in United States they earn 15.92% more than the national average, earning $50,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $51,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leibs8931/
Hleib892/
Leijb892/
Lib862,542/
Leb861,569/
H'Leib802/
Laib7534,355/
Lieb7512,758/
Loeb757,855/
Leeb755,481/
Hleb751,888/
Liab751,340/
Luib751,255/
Leif75901/
Lueb75701/
Libs75499/
Leab75340/
Leip75334/
Lejb75137/
Hlib75107/
Leyb7597/
Lebs7583/
Lyeb7557/
Leiw7536/
Loib7525/
Leiv7521/
Laeb7517/
Letb7516/
Lebd7511/
Leub7511/
Lihb7511/
Lesb755/
Lleb754/
Libh754/
Liob754/
Lisb753/
Libš753/
Lebh752/
Libz752/
Llib751/
Lebz751/
Lehb751/
Lebő751/
Libd751/
Libt751/
Lgib751/
Lheb751/
Lhib751/
Leibova7372/
Leibsch734/
Leibová731/
Laieb676,894/
Layeb67778/
Leipe67345/
Liabø67316/
Leipp67286/
Lejab67139/
Lejeb67136/
Lajib6779/
Glieb6776/
Hlebš6776/
Leife6759/
Liyab6756/
Lejbt6756/
Liyeb6749/
Leipf6743/
Libsz6729/
Leips6724/
Luibs6719/
Leiff6713/
Leyeb6710/
Lajeb6710/
Leifs679/
Laiab678/
Lehab677/
Libdh676/
Leift676/
Leuab676/
Leabd675/
Leipz675/
Hleeb675/
Hlebs674/
Liaib673/
Leeab673/
Leivs672/
Lijab672/
Leipt672/
Liobė672/
Hleif672/
Leiev671/
Leiph671/
Laibh671/
Leisv671/
Leisw671/
Leivd671/
Lejiw671/
Leabh671/
Leebs671/
Lehbs671/
Laueb671/
Hlyeb671/
Laaib671/
Lejob671/
Leitf671/
Leitp671/
Liieb671/
Lijib671/
Leyab671/
Loisb671/
Lhieb671/
Lieab671/
Laiyb671/
Lebhh671/
Liabs670/
Leabs670/
Libch670/

Leib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻴﺐlyb-

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