Liiban Surname

358,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Liiban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liiban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland5051:6,931496
Somalia4901:27,4531,466
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Liiban (2,688) may also be a first name.

Liiban Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liiban occurs in Somaliland more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liiban? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 358,623rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,208,255 people. The surname Liiban occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Liiban live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 141,322nd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 2,688 people.

The surname Liiban is most frequently held in Somaliland, where it is held by 505 people, or 1 in 6,931. Other than Somaliland Liiban is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 48 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Liiban Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liibaan922,493/
Liiband924/
Liibann921/
Lieban83110/
Liyban832/
Liivand77130/
Lieband7718/
Liiwand776/
Liebang773/
Lihiwan772/
Liebamn772/
Liebant771/
Liebann771/
Liebane771/
Liebamnn712/
Liebhand711/
Liebon67117/
Lievan6761/
Liivam6740/
Liewan673/
Liébon671/
Ljivan671/
Liebhausen632/
Luijaiboon631/
Lievain62170/
Liévain6214/
Liempan6210/
Liysbon629/
Liebham623/
Lievand622/
Lievant622/
Llievan621/
Liewant621/
Lieswan621/
Liebein621/
Liebong621/
Liemphan571/
Lieboń506/
Lieuon501/

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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 Liiban
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