Libal Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Libal Surname User-submission:

Libal is a germanised version of Czech surname Líbal, which means 'kissing'. It is because in German language diacritics like 'í' are not used.

Libal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2491:323,31532,320
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Austria921:92,55913,542
India181:42,614,743461,117
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Líbal (766) & Libál (3) are calculated separately.

Libal (47) may also be a first name.

Libal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Libal is a germanised version of Czech surname Líbal, which means 'kissing'. It is because in German language diacritics like 'í' are not used.

- Otto Libal

Libal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Libal is found most frequently in Germany. It may be rendered as: Líbal or Libál. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Libal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 472,684th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Libal live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 47 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 323,315. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 41 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent reside and Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Austria, where 13 percent reside.

Libal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Libal are 18.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.91% being registered to vote for the party.

Libal earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $43,639 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Líbal93766/
Libál933/
Liebal91267/
Libale91248/
Liball9120/
Leibal9114/
Laibal912/
Libeal911/
Libald911/
Libaal911/
Libalt910/
Libault83267/
Lieball8363/
Libaale832/
Liballe831/
Laibale831/
Lubal80606/
Lebal80435/
Libol80164/
Lival8057/
Liwal8018/
Libał807/
Libalová7729/
Libalova777/
Libeault772/
Leibahle771/
Lebail73538/
Libolt73483/
Liwale73240/
Lebale73198/
Lieval73197/
Lebaal73159/
Libole7399/
Libold7388/
Livall7380/
Livale7378/
Loiwal7365/
Loival7330/
Liswal7323/
Laibol7317/
Laiwal7315/
Lyubal7310/
Laival739/
Luball737/
Leival735/
Lebhal734/
Lajbal734/
Lebald734/
Livail734/
Leball733/
Liwaul733/
Leybal732/
Libeil731/
Lubhal731/
Liebol731/
Liewal731/
Liwaal731/
Lehbal731/
Luebal730/
Liboll730/
Libolh730/
Lybalt730/
Lebalt730/
Leibold675,659/
Leibolt67116/
Lebayle6796/
Laibold6762/
Leibole6728/
Leivalt6725/
Leeball6719/
Lissbol6710/
Leivald6710/
Leiwald679/
Laibolt677/
Liboile675/
Leballe675/
Leivall674/
Lebeall673/
Lebasle672/
Libhold672/
Lebauld671/
Laiswal671/
Lebhale671/
Livhale671/
Laivale671/
Laiwale671/
Livault671/
Leebeal671/
Lebaile671/
Lehbale671/
Laiwald671/
Liswale671/
Lebaill671/
Liboldt670/
Lieboll670/

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