Lybia Surname

86,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

Lybia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lybia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya5,5351:1,128293
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Lybia (2,460) may also be a first name.

Lybia Last Name Facts

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

Lybia is more frequently found in Libya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lybia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lybia is the 86,803rd most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,313,781 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lybia reside; 100 percent reside in North Africa and 100 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 149,109th most widely held first name globally, held by 2,460 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Libya, where it is borne by 5,535 people, or 1 in 1,128. Not including Libya it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lysbia911/
Lybiea911/
Laybia911/
Libia805,198/
Lebia80196/
Líbia802/
Lybya801/
Lebiad73599/
Libiad73204/
Lybeha73196/
Lebias73133/
Libias7380/
Lesbia7368/
Leubia7352/
Lybyha7318/
Lebiah738/
Libiah735/
Leyvia734/
Lybios733/
Lebiha732/
Liebia732/
Luyvia731/
Liobia731/
Lyviah731/
Lebiea731/
Lebiae731/
Libiay731/
Lebiat731/
Lympia731/
Laibia731/
Lisbia730/
Lebiadh6776/
Lebiass674/
Libihga671/
Lehbiat671/

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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 Lybia
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