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

Lib (Arabic: ليب, Hindi: लिब, Oriya: ଲିବ, Russian: Либ) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lib? popularity and diffusion

It is the 169,720th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,866,855 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Lib reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 68 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 311,646th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 703 people.

It is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is carried by 1,725 people, or 1 in 8,978. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Tboung Khmum Province, where 24 percent reside, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 12 percent reside and Battambang Province, where 11 percent reside. Beside Cambodia it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 14 percent reside and Poland, where 7 percent reside.

Lib Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lib last name is primarily 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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