Leb is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leb
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: The name is brought into the Belfort and Haut-Rhin. It is also found in the form Leeb. It represents German Löwe (= lion, Middle High German lebe, lewe), which is usually a Yiddish form (also Leib). In askhénazes Jews is probably the equivalent of Judah (see 'Judah is a lion', testament of Jacob, Genesis 49: 9).

How popular is Leb?

Leb is ranked 135836 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Lebs plummeted by 13.63636 per cent to 133 since 2000 and slipped by 21211 spots and ranked at 128249. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.21 72.73
Hispanic or Latino 9.02 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 5.26 14.29
Leb is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Algeria. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Around 2860 people have been found who wears Leb as their family name. Leb is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
135,535 Australia9
26,325 Mauritania5
7,594 Pakistan5
114,007 Czech Republic4
124,420 Spain3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
67,494 South Africa3
119,730 Brazil3
10,762 Hungary3
124,220 Italy2
31,767 Greece2
40,064 Nigeria2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
5,298 Botswana2
28,232 Morocco2
25,746 Finland1
6,149 Ethiopia1
11,486 Estonia1
120,357 Argentina1
15,162 Costa Rica1
25,721 Egypt1
24,771 Colombia1
6,033 Benin1
4,249 Cambodia1
123,175 Tanzania1
13,606 Senegal1
492,292 Ukraine1
56,169 Mexico1
2,057 Myanmar1
8,859 Iraq1
9,591 Panama1
58,885 Poland1
21,562 Portugal1
24,176 Qatar1
16,640 Hong Kong1
116 Saint Pierre and Miquelon1
29,046 Japan1
38,841 Scotland1
5,589 Sudan1
172,258 Germany1
53,505 Turkey1
29,774 Venezuela1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
172,381 Indonesia41
107,506 England27
36,547 Switzerland27
52,530 Belgium22
62,494 Netherlands22
477,287 India16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,321 Israel94
5,314 Kuwait70
5,607 Slovenia68
47,259 Canada66
Countries with hundreds of Leb:
8,308 Algeria803
1,161 Lebanon627
30,009 France331
97,076 United States234
5,909 Austria210
15,064 Romania125
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Leb Namesakes

  • Abby Leber, Ben Leber's wife
  • Abel LeBlanc, Politician
  • Ace LeBleu, Actor
  • Agathe Lebourdonnec, Actress
  • Aileen LeBlanc, Film director
  • Henri Lebesgue, Mathematician
  • Mosa Lebusa, Soccer player
  • Matt LeBlanc, Actor
  • Anouk Leblanc-Boucher, Short Track Speed Skater
  • Alecia Jean Orsini Lebeda, Film producer

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