Liibaan Surname

172,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Liibaan Surname User-submission:

It means 'persevere' in ancient Arabic. It is predominately used in the northern region of Somalia and usually given to boys who are seen as handsome at birth.

Liibaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland1,3881:2,522286
Somalia1,0781:12,479828
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Liibaan (3,512) may also be a first name.

Liibaan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'persevere' in ancient Arabic. It is predominately used in the northern region of Somalia and usually given to boys who are seen as handsome at birth.

- hirsinator

Liibaan Last Name Facts

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

Liibaan is found most in Somaliland. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liibaan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 172,556th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,923,203 people. Liibaan is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Liibaan live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 119,760th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 3,512 people.

The last name Liibaan is most frequent in Somaliland, where it is held by 1,388 people, or 1 in 2,522. Outside of Somaliland Liibaan occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 43 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liiban921,011/
Liiband864/
Liibann861/
Lieban77110/
Liyban772/
Liivand71130/
Lieband7118/
Liiwand716/
Liebang713/
Lihiwan712/
Liebamn712/
Liebant711/
Liebann711/
Liebane711/
Liebamnn672/
Liebhand671/
Liebon62117/
Lievan6261/
Liivam6240/
Liewan623/
Liébon621/
Ljivan621/
Liebhausen592/
Luijaiboon591/
Lievain57170/
Liévain5714/
Liempan5710/
Liysbon579/
Liebham573/
Lievant572/
Lievand572/
Liebong571/
Llievan571/
Liewant571/
Lieswan571/
Liebein571/
Liemphan531/

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