Nabney Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Nabney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nabney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:1,326,62059,571
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Wales41:773,63329,106
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Nabney Last Name Facts

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

Nabney is most common in England. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabney? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Nabney occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Nabney are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,326,620. In England Nabney is most numerous in: Dorset, where 33 percent are found, Greater London, where 29 percent are found and West Sussex, where 21 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Nabney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nabney has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Nabney last name increased 840 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nabney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nabney last name is principally Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngabne8311/
Nabner831/
Nabnead7743/
Naibene771/
Nabniya771/
Navne73207/
Nabni736/
Nabna736/
Nobne731/
Nabienne711/
Naybniya711/
Ngabna674/
Nawnge672/
Nobnoy671/
Nabnai671/
Navnee671/
Ngawne671/
Nowney671/
Nabnit671/
Novney670/

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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 Nabney
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