Löbu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Löbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Löbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Finland41:1,374,17650,379

The alternate forms: Lobu (599) & Lõbu (77) are calculated separately.

Löbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Löbu is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Lobu or Lõbu. Click here for other possible spellings of Löbu.

How Common Is The Last Name Löbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Löbu reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden Löbu is primarily found in: Östergötland County, where 50 percent are found, Södermanland County, where 33 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Sweden Löbu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Finland, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lobu92599/
Lõbu9277/
Löbau8962/
Löbus8934/
Labu759,717/
Lebu752,251/
Labau671,243/
Labhu67196/
Labuy67151/
Luibu67150/
Lebau67142/
Lebuy67139/
Lobeu67134/
Liabu67127/
Lebuh67113/
Laabu6760/
Labui6754/
Lobui6749/
Lobhu6749/
Labuh6747/
Lobau6730/
Lebui6724/
Leebu6723/
Laebu6718/
Lebeu6710/
Labeu678/
Leubu672/
Lohbu671/
Lhabu671/
Llabu671/

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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
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  • 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 Löbu
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