Lib Surname

169,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Lib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,7251:8,978916
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Poland1821:208,83927,573
Iran1281:599,86333,366
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
India211:36,526,923420,161
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Lib (703) may also be a first name.

Lib Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lib (Arabic: ليب, Hindi: लिब, Oriya: ଲିବ, Russian: Либ) is borne by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lib? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lib is the 169,720th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,866,855 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Lib are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Lib is also the 311,646th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 703 people.

The last name is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 1,725 people, or 1 in 8,978. In Cambodia Lib is most common in: Tboung Khmum Province, where 24 percent are found, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 12 percent are found and Battambang Province, where 11 percent are found. Not including Cambodia Lib is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 14 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.

Lib Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laib8634,355/
Lieb8612,758/
Leib867,198/
Luib861,255/
Libs86499/
Hlib86107/
Loib8625/
Lihb8611/
Liob864/
Libh864/
Libš863/
Lisb863/
Libz862/
Lhib861/
Llib861/
Libd861/
Libt861/
Lgib861/
Glieb7576/
Leibs7531/
Libsz7529/
Luibs7519/
Libdh756/
Liaib753/
Leijb752/
Liobė752/
Hleib752/
Laaib751/
Loisb751/
Lhieb751/
Laibh751/
Libch750/
Liv677,137/
Lip673,340/
Leb671,569/
Lif671,431/
Liw67898/
Lyb67419/
Libová67211/
Libova67117/
Libowa6797/
Léb6749/
Libsch6731/
Lahaib679/
Ljb677/
H'Leib672/
Glilib671/
Laaibh671/

Lib Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lib in the Oriya language
ଲିବliba87.5
ଲିବ୍lib12.5
Lib in the Hindi language
लिबliba66.67
लीबliba33.33
Lib in the Russian language
Либlib-
Lib in the Arabic language
ليبlyb-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lib
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