Libia Surname

92,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Libia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Libia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya4,2581:1,466418
DR Congo5401:136,81414,550
Peru2461:129,2047,362
Italy581:1,054,42671,176
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Líbia (2) are calculated separately.

Libia (78,152) may also be a first name.

Libia Last Name Facts

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

Libia (Oriya: ଲିବିଆ) is borne by more people in Libya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Líbia. For other potential spellings of Libia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Libia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Libia is the 92,001st most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,401,990 people. The surname Libia is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Libia are found; 82 percent are found in North Africa and 82 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 12,620th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 78,152 people.

Libia is most commonly occurring in Libya, where it is borne by 4,258 people, or 1 in 1,466. Barring Libya it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Peru, where 5 percent are found.

Libia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Libia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Libia surname rose 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Libia Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Libia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 29.13% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,738 per year and in United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Líbia932/
Libiad91204/
Libias9180/
Libiah915/
Liebia912/
Liobia911/
Libiay911/
Laibia911/
Lisbia910/
Libihga831/
Livia805,732/
Lybia805,547/
Liwia80457/
Lubia80399/
Libya80358/
Libio80355/
Lebia80196/
Libea8010/
Libeau73977/
Livias73883/
Lebiad73599/
Limpia73184/
Lubhia73135/
Libios73134/
Lebias73133/
Libiot7369/
Lesbia7368/
Leubia7352/
Lisvia7347/
Llubia7345/
Libiho7335/
Lubiay7334/
Livhia7318/
Leivia7312/
Lebiah738/
Libeah736/
Hlivia736/
Liviah735/
Llivia735/
Lubija734/
Lebiha732/
Libeha732/
Liovia732/
Litvia732/
Lyubia732/
Livija732/
Lievia731/
Libeaa731/
Lysbia731/
Lebiea731/
Lebiae731/
Liwija731/
Ålivia731/
Lebiat731/
Laybia731/
Lubiha731/
Lubiea731/
Luibya731/
Liwias731/
Lybiea731/
Laibio730/
Lebiadh6776/
Lubayia6745/
Limphia6718/
Liboyio6710/
Gliyvia675/
Lebiass674/
Liboiyo674/
Libyash672/
Libagio671/
Livogia671/
Litviha671/
Livhija671/
Lehbiat671/
Hlimpia671/

Libia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Libia in the Oriya language
ଲିବିଆlibi'a-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Libia
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