Liebenberg Surname

26,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Liebenberg Surname Definition:

Place name in East Prussia and near Ber­lin.

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Liebenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa18,8321:2,877376
England2151:259,15420,728
Australia2061:131,04714,245
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Germany1281:628,94949,754
Namibia1041:23,1673,897
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Zimbabwe591:261,66527,736
Canada531:695,20056,020
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
France131:5,109,440259,941
Norway121:428,52437,411
Oman111:335,2704,992
Austria91:946,15970,786
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Liebenberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in East Prussia and near Ber­lin.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Liebenberg is a German surname, meaning 'love mountain'.

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Liebenberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liebenberg is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liebenberg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,763rd most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 362,871 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Liebenberg are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 18,832 people, or 1 in 2,877. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 33 percent live, Western Cape, where 22 percent live and North West, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Liebenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Liebenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Liebenberg last name grew 752 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Liebenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Liebenberg surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Liebenberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 70.52% more than the national average, earning 590,148 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 69.74% more than the national average, earning R 403,356 per year; in United States they earn 32.3% more than the national average, earning $57,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.22% less than the national average, earning $44,606 CAD per year.

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