Nobu Forename

78,145th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 6,924 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nobu Forename Definition:

Nobu is a given name of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a child that is born to a humble family.

Nobu Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan-5,9151:21,6381,772
United States
 
81%
3431:1,056,95921,751
Zambia
 
77%
2691:58,9403,477
Brazil
 
80%
1231:1,741,75738,401
India
80%
 
1181:10,295,576306,517
New Zealand-171:266,8268,395
Thailand
50%
 
151:4,671,05489,574
Philippines
100%
121:8,834,123129,598
England
100%
121:4,633,57743,450
Canada-111:3,012,12538,520
Germany
100%
101:9,667,78833,442
Indonesia-91:28,662,630639,955
Papua New Guinea
50%
 
81:1,019,03971,574
Taiwan
100%
71:3,395,66964,613
Singapore-51:1,257,41116,611
Russia-51:28,846,74173,146
Hong Kong-41:1,938,1818,439
China-41:341,513,94678,144
Uganda
100%
41:10,239,23065,177
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Spain-31:15,509,98821,126
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Argentina
50%
 
21:21,386,62229,627
Nepal
100%
21:14,243,67686,069
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Tanzania
100%
11:52,788,31985,066
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Micronesia
100%
11:106,5001,462
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Bhutan
100%
11:824,9286,865
Armenia
100%
11:2,918,75314,910

The alternate forms: Nöbü (1) are calculated separately.

Nobu (2,121) may also be a surname.

Nobu Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nobu is a given name of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a child that is born to a humble family.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nobu Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nobeu89109/
Nobou8986/
Nobui8920/
Ngobu8915/
Nobut8913/
Nobus896/
Nobud896/
Noobu895/
Nobuh894/
Nobau894/
Nobhu894/
Noubu893/
Notbu892/
Nobuu891/
Nohbu891/
Noibu891/
Nobuy891/
Nöbü831/
Nobout8032/
Noubeu8023/
Noubou8019/
Nobuhe8010/
Ngobui803/
Nobeus803/
Noibut802/
Gnobou801/
Noubau801/
Noubut801/
Nobgou801/
Ngoubu801/
Ngobou801/
Niaobu801/
Noobut801/
Nabu755,680/
Nebu754,563/
Nubu752,249/
Novu75137/
Nowu7544/
No-B751/
Ngoubui7311/
Ngoubou735/
Noubhou733/
Nobuhie733/
Noibeut732/
Gnobaud731/
N'Gobou731/
Nosbush731/
Noubgou731/
Noubudh731/
Nabou671,593/
Nuubu671,073/
Ngubu67634/
Nabhu67491/
Naabu67288/
Ngabu67256/
Nabud67224/
Nabau67197/
Ngovu67185/
Nabuu67108/
Nnabu67102/
Nabut6798/
Neebu6760/
Novus6741/
Nabui6740/
Nebhu6740/
Nasbu6730/
Nawou6730/
Nompu6728/
Nhubu6728/
Nubut6723/
Nabus6717/
Novhu6715/
Nabeu6715/
Nabuj6714/
Nabuh6711/
Navou6711/
Nnubu6711/
Nebuh6710/
Nebui678/
Nubuh678/
Nuowu677/
Noboo676/
Natbu676/
Nebeu676/
Nebau674/
Nohvu674/
Neubu673/
Nowou673/
Nhabu672/
Novui672/
Nubud672/
Nubus672/
Nubuu672/
Nubhu672/
Naubu672/
Nabgu672/
Nahbu672/
Novuz672/
na Bu672/
Gnabu671/
'Nabu671/
Nabup671/
Nabuy671/
Nuhbu671/
Nubui671/
Nubeu671/
Nubgu671/
Novau671/
Novou671/
Novuh671/
Noweu671/
Nowhu671/
Nowui671/
Nowus671/
Nonpu671/
Nusbu671/
Noboe671/
Noiwu671/
Nnebu671/
Ngouhbou671/
Nhebu671/
Nnowu671/
Nouvu671/
Pnebu671/
Pnoob671/
Neobb671/
Hnbiu671/

Nobu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nobu in the Russian language
Нобуnobu-

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Nobu