Leobe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Leobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Leobe (71) may also be a first name.

Leobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leobe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Leobe.

How Common Is The Last Name Leobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leobe is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Leobe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Leobe are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 71 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 11 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.

Leobe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leobe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leobe surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leobet91421/
Leober912/
Lehobe911/
Lheobe911/
Lehobey8396/
Leobett837/
Leobeer831/
Leejobe831/
Leoba8063/
Leabe8038/
Leowe8030/
Leove8026/
Lehabe73777/
Leobit7397/
Leabeh7320/
Leovey7314/
Luyobe7310/
Leover735/
Leabee735/
Lehowe733/
Lehove732/
Léobet732/
Lejoba731/
Lojobe731/
Leabea731/
Leoubi731/
Lehobi731/
Lehube731/
Leobha731/
Leeowe731/
Lehubje677/
Leouwej671/
Leyoubi671/
Lehabej671/
Lujjobe671/
Lehoubi671/
Leabeah671/
Lehowie671/
Leohuer670/
Leovett670/

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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 Leobe
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