Liben Surname

42,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Liben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia10,1421:9,6181,453
India1,4381:533,42526,471
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Israel1031:83,0849,968
Cuba811:142,2563,565
Malaysia561:526,68326,095
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Libén (5) are calculated separately.

Liben (60,613) may also be a first name.

Liben Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liben (Marathi: िलबेन, Oriya: ଲିେବନ, Russian: Либен) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Libén. Click here for other potential spellings of Liben.

How Common Is The Last Name Liben? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,953rd most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 601,332 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Liben live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Liben is also the 15,728th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 60,613 people.

This last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 10,142 people, or 1 in 9,618. Other than Ethiopia this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Liben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Liben has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Liben surname expanded 941 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Liben Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Liben are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Liben earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $43,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.04% less than the national average, earning $40,720 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Libén935/
Libent912,426/
Lieben91876/
Libien91220/
Laiben91175/
Libuen9178/
Loiben9163/
Libeng9145/
Litben9124/
Leiben9119/
Liuben9113/
Lisben918/
Libend914/
Libn892/
Luijben83365/
Laibhen83139/
Laibaen8399/
Libenne834/
Libenth832/
Leibhen831/
Libienė831/
Leben802,306/
Libin801,412/
Luben80937/
Liwen80356/
Lüben80236/
Lyben8031/
Libyn8018/
Libem804/
Lében803/
Libne802/
Liewn802/
Leibn801/
Libng801/
Laibn800/
Liebienė777/
Liubienė776/
Loibienė774/
Libengue773/
Libenova771/
Luyben73597/
Libion73333/
Lewien73315/
Libing73288/
Libina73265/
Lebien73206/
Lebehn73158/
Lueben73125/
Lebeng73122/
Liebin73118/
Leiwen73116/
Leibin73111/
Liewen7371/
Liubin7364/
Lisbin7362/
Lubien7351/
Leibyn7346/
Laibin7336/
Leeben7330/
Limpen7325/
Loibin7324/
Laiven7320/
Leuben7314/
Libuin7314/
Lebenn7313/
Laiwen7312/
Leiven739/
Hluben739/
Layben739/
Leaben734/
Lybien734/
Lebent733/
Lebend733/
Liewin732/
Lubeen732/
Lihuen732/
Lybeen731/
Leyben731/
Loiven731/
Laibem731/
Liween731/
Lubehn730/
Libendowa711/
Lubienė67445/
Leibing67339/
Leibyna6752/
Lainpen6747/
Lewn6720/
Leibinn6714/
Laibing6713/
Laybhen6710/
Hlebaen679/
Livn678/
Levn674/
Llubien673/
Lichuen673/
Lebn673/
Lybienė673/
Leiweng673/
Lebenne672/
Liobina672/
Lethben671/
Lettben671/
Leiwent671/
Laiwaen671/
Liebuin671/
Laivene671/
Lubn671/
Liwn671/
Lybn671/
Lajbeen671/
Lesbeng671/
Leubien670/

Liben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liben in the Oriya language
ଲିେବନliebana-
Liben in the Marathi language
िलबेनilabena66.67
लीबेनlibena33.33
Liben in the Russian language
Либенliben-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Liben
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