Leiba

See also: leiba and leibä

English

Etymology

Probably a variant spelling of Leiva.

Proper noun

Leiba (plural Leibas)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leiba is the 44872^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 478 individuals. Leiba is most common among Hispanic/Latino (56.9%), Asian/Pacific Islander (26.78%) and White (12.76%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leiba”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 417.
• Forebears

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleiba/ [ˈlei̯.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -eiba
• Syllabification: Lei‧ba

Proper noun

Leiba m or f by sense

1. a surname, variant of Leiva