Libe Surname

175,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Libe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Libe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho6461:3,146534
Philippines3101:326,57545,074
Italy2961:206,61029,520
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Papua New Guinea1951:41,8145,091
South Africa1741:311,36629,669
India1441:5,326,843130,588
Tanzania711:745,65741,495
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Ivory Coast361:640,86818,598
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

The alternate forms: Libè (6), Libé (6) & Lībe (1) are calculated separately.

Libe (2,543) may also be a first name.

Libe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Libe (Hindi: लीबे, Marathi: लीबे, Oriya: ଲିେବ, Russian: Либе) is most common in Lesotho. It can appear as: Libè, Libé or Lībe. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Libe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 175,553rd most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,986,699 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Libe live; 34 percent live in Southern Africa and 34 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 146,179th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 2,543 people.

Libe is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 646 people, or 1 in 3,146. In Lesotho Libe is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 46 percent are found, Berea District, where 19 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 13 percent are found and Italy, where 12 percent are found.

Libe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Libe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Libe last name fell 38 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Libe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Libe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Libe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.53% less than the national average, earning R 110,436 per year and in United States they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $43,048 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Libè926/
Libé926/
Lībe921/
Liebe895,996/
Liber894,546/
Libed892,054/
Leibe89597/
Libes89561/
Laibe89508/
Libet89342/
Libey89294/
Lisbe89149/
Libei8980/
Libeu8955/
Libie8915/
Liobe8910/
Libea8910/
Libee899/
Libeš898/
Libeh896/
Hlibe894/
Loibe893/
Libez893/
Liube891/
Leiber801,862/
Libeer80515/
Laiber80424/
Lisbey80376/
Gliebe80325/
Leibee80308/
Lisbet8098/
Liberț8071/
Laibei8031/
Leibie8022/
Libett8021/
Libeid8018/
Libets8016/
Luijbe8013/
Libech8012/
Loiber8010/
Liubei808/
Laibeh805/
Leibed804/
Laibes804/
Libedz804/
Liebee803/
Leibey802/
Laibhe802/
Liebie802/
Liebeh802/
Libeha802/
Laibie802/
Lliber801/
Lisbee801/
Libeey801/
Liebeu801/
Liebey801/
Luiber801/
Leibes801/
Luibeh801/
Laibeu801/
Lihbee801/
Libeds801/
Libher801/
Libesh801/
Llibet801/
Lisber800/
Libest800/
Leibet800/
Luibes800/
Liba758,358/
Lebe753,564/
Lube752,653/
Live752,116/
Libi751,516/
Liby75886/
Liwe75816/
Läbe75160/
Lèbe7531/
Lybe7530/
Libá7530/
Libý7522/
Lübe757/
Ljbe754/
Libj751/
Leibeid73136/
Laibeid7320/
Libesch7318/
Loiberh736/
Libeesh733/
Lisbett733/
Hleiber732/
Lissbet731/
Libeidh731/
Leibeyd731/
H'Leibe731/
Leibech731/
Leibeit731/
Lijbeer731/
Littbey730/
Lebed6726,730/
Leber6712,876/
Lebea676,559/
Leiba674,093/
Laibi672,930/
Livet672,926/
Leiby672,157/
Levie672,036/
Libay671,999/
Llive671,211/
Lisby671,167/
Liver671,098/
Luiba67999/
Leube67939/
Luebe67909/
Laiba67801/
Libai67757/
Libid67666/
Lubej67628/
Lebet67577/
Liebi67545/
Libis67526/
Lebee67507/
Lieby67499/
Lüber67497/
Léber67474/
Limpe67445/
Libit67442/
Lebey67416/
Livie67406/
Libio67355/
Liboa67351/
Lewie67312/
Liwei67302/
Lebhe67294/
Lived67288/
Lubea67285/
Libui67285/
Libii67285/
Lives67277/
Lieba67264/
Leive67253/
Lieve67228/
Lubey67185/
Libuy67185/
Liboy67172/
Hliba67163/
Libić67135/
Libič67132/
Lievi67131/
Livey67126/
Lebez67109/
Lebie67103/
Libiš67101/
Läber6795/
Lubie6781/
Leiwe6770/
Lebes6768/
Lebei6757/
Lubei6756/
Liboi6747/
Laive6740/
Leabe6738/
Letbe6735/
Lubee6735/
Liewa6732/
Leibi6730/
Libjå6729/
Livei6727/
Liwea6727/
Leybe6726/
Laiwe6724/
Luube6724/
Luibi6721/
Lisbeths6720/
Lhiba6718/
Liove6718/
Lübeß6718/
Loibi6717/
Luybe6717/
Liwie6716/
Laybe6715/
Lisue6715/
Lübge6713/
Lieue6713/
Loive6712/
Leebe6711/
Lebeh6711/
Lajbe6711/
Libiy6710/
Lebeu6710/
Liubi6710/
Loiba679/
Lebée679/
Libys678/
Lihue678/
Livez678/
Laiby677/
Libaa677/
Livee677/
Libyi676/
Lihba676/
Lybes676/
Hlube675/
Lebje675/
Luibheid675/
Livea675/
Liewe675/
Hlibi675/
Lybet675/
Hleibieh674/
Libiţ674/
Libyh674/
Lihbi674/
Lybie674/
Hlebe674/
Lioby673/
Liobi673/
Lesbe673/
Litby673/
Llebe673/
Leibherr672/
Loiue672/
Libhi672/
Liveh672/
Libih672/
Luiby672/
Liwez672/
Lybee671/
Libip671/
Libiz671/
Lieui671/
L'Aibeid671/
Lliba671/
Libôa671/
Liboj671/
Lisbi671/
Liwej671/
Lubhe671/
Lyobe671/
Leiue671/
Lebeď671/
Lebge671/
Lijue671/
Lhibi671/
Libyo671/
Libér671/
Liewy671/
Liewi671/
Liweh671/
Libha671/
Leisberh671/

Libe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Libe in the Hindi language
लीबेlibe-
Libe in the Marathi language
लीबेlibe-
Libe in the Oriya language
ଲିେବlieba83.33
ଲିବିlibi16.67
Libe in the Russian language
Либеlibe-

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