Liben Surname
Approximately 12,119 people bear this surname
Liben Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 10,142 | 1:9,618 | 1,453 |
| India | 1,438 | 1:533,425 | 26,471 |
| United States | 160 | 1:2,265,368 | 141,469 |
| Israel | 103 | 1:83,084 | 9,968 |
| Cuba | 81 | 1:142,256 | 3,565 |
| Malaysia | 56 | 1:526,683 | 26,095 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Libén (5) are calculated separately.
Liben (60,613) may also be a first name.
Liben Demographics
Average Liben Salary in
United States
$43,622 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Liben Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liben Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Liben (Marathi: िलबेन, Oriya: ଲିେବନ, Russian: Либен) is most common in Ethiopia. It can appear as a variant: Libén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Liben? popularity and diffusion
It is the 42,953rd most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 601,332 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Liben are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 15,728th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 60,613 people.
The surname Liben is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 10,142 people, or 1 in 9,618. Outside of Ethiopia this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in India, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Liben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Liben has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Liben surname grew 941 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Liben Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Liben last name are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.86% registered to vote for 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
Liben Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Liben in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିେବନ | liebana | - |
| Liben in the Marathi language | ||
| िलबेन | ilabena | 66.67 |
| लीबेन | libena | 33.33 |
| Liben in the Russian language | ||
| Либен | liben | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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