Libaba Surname

236,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Libaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Libaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2541:42,2184,800
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Lesotho1161:17,5223,742
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Congo51:997,81917,129
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Libaba (999) may also be a first name.

Libaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Libaba (Russian: Либаба) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Libaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 236,504th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,289,315 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Libaba live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Libaba is also the 254,587th most widespread forename globally It is held by 999 people.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,254 people, or 1 in 42,218. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 63 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent live and Pwani Region, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Lesotho, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Libabau9210/
Leibaba923/
Libaiba921/
Libabhai8618/
Libasbas861/
Lubaba8382,104/
Libawa83269/
Libabi83259/
Libeba83234/
Libabe83184/
Liboba83137/
Libava8316/
Libabo838/
Lebaba836/
Liwaba834/
Lybaba831/
Libawas77155/
Lubabah7776/
Libaber775/
Libaswa774/
Libavad771/
Libeabe771/
Lubhaba771/
Libaibo771/
Luubaba771/
Lubabaa771/
Lubabau771/
Leibabe771/
Libabou771/
Lebabhai7160/
Libhaber7160/
Luubauba717/
Limpabha716/
Lubabhai713/
Livabhai711/
Liwawa671,605/
Lubabo67720/
Lebabo67619/
Libobo67341/
Libobe67297/
Libobi67221/
Libova67117/
Libowa6797/
Lewaba6784/
Lebabe677/
Libawo675/
Livawa674/
Lebawa674/
Livava672/
Leibhaber672/
Lebabi671/
Libavá671/
Libavo671/
Livoba671/
Lubhabhai671/
Liboby671/
Libebo671/

Libaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Libaba in the Russian language
Либабаlibaba-

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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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  • 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 Libaba
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