Leib Surname
Approximately 7,198 people bear this surname
Leib Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the lion; descendant of Leib, a variant of Laybo (life).
Leib Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,766 | 1:131,041 | 13,806 |
| Germany | 2,521 | 1:31,934 | 4,203 |
| Israel | 940 | 1:9,104 | 1,404 |
| France | 208 | 1:319,340 | 48,512 |
| Canada | 121 | 1:304,509 | 28,133 |
| Estonia | 104 | 1:12,710 | 1,932 |
| Hungary | 71 | 1:138,257 | 12,695 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| Austria | 45 | 1:189,232 | 24,045 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Croatia | 34 | 1:124,371 | 18,240 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Uruguay | 26 | 1:131,991 | 12,009 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 743 | 1:67,589 | 7,337 |
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).
Leib Demographics
Average Leib Salary in
United States
$50,018 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leibs | 89 | 31 | / |
| Hleib | 89 | 2 | / |
| Leijb | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lib | 86 | 2,542 | / |
| Leb | 86 | 1,569 | / |
| H'Leib | 80 | 2 | / |
| Laib | 75 | 34,355 | / |
| Lieb | 75 | 12,758 | / |
| Loeb | 75 | 7,855 | / |
| Leeb | 75 | 5,481 | / |
| Hleb | 75 | 1,888 | / |
| Liab | 75 | 1,340 | / |
| Luib | 75 | 1,255 | / |
| Leif | 75 | 901 | / |
| Lueb | 75 | 701 | / |
| Libs | 75 | 499 | / |
| Leab | 75 | 340 | / |
| Leip | 75 | 334 | / |
| Lejb | 75 | 137 | / |
| Hlib | 75 | 107 | / |
| Leyb | 75 | 97 | / |
| Lebs | 75 | 83 | / |
| Lyeb | 75 | 57 | / |
| Leiw | 75 | 36 | / |
| Loib | 75 | 25 | / |
| Leiv | 75 | 21 | / |
| Laeb | 75 | 17 | / |
| Letb | 75 | 16 | / |
| Lebd | 75 | 11 | / |
| Leub | 75 | 11 | / |
| Lihb | 75 | 11 | / |
| Lesb | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lleb | 75 | 4 | / |
| Libh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Liob | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lisb | 75 | 3 | / |
| Libš | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lebh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Libz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Llib | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lebz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lehb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lebő | 75 | 1 | / |
| Libd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Libt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lgib | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lheb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhib | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leibova | 73 | 72 | / |
| Leibsch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leibová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laieb | 67 | 6,894 | / |
| Layeb | 67 | 778 | / |
| Leipe | 67 | 345 | / |
| Liabø | 67 | 316 | / |
| Leipp | 67 | 286 | / |
| Lejab | 67 | 139 | / |
| Lejeb | 67 | 136 | / |
| Lajib | 67 | 79 | / |
| Glieb | 67 | 76 | / |
| Hlebš | 67 | 76 | / |
| Leife | 67 | 59 | / |
| Liyab | 67 | 56 | / |
| Lejbt | 67 | 56 | / |
| Liyeb | 67 | 49 | / |
| Leipf | 67 | 43 | / |
| Libsz | 67 | 29 | / |
| Leips | 67 | 24 | / |
| Luibs | 67 | 19 | / |
| Leiff | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leyeb | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lajeb | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leifs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laiab | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lehab | 67 | 7 | / |
| Libdh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leift | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leuab | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leabd | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leipz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hleeb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hlebs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Liaib | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leeab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leivs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lijab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leipt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liobė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hleif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laibh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leisv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leisw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leivd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leebs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehbs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laueb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlyeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laaib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liieb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lijib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loisb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhieb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lieab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiyb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lebhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liabs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leabs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Libch | 67 | 0 | / |
Leib Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leib in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻴﺐ | lyb | - |
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