Nabors Surname

64,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Nabors Surname Definition:

(English) The nearby farmer.

Nabors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6701:47,2575,738
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7161:70,1387,577

Nabors (16) may also be a first name.

Nabors Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The nearby farmer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Nabors Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nabors occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nabors? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nabors is the 64,874th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 945,820 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Nabors are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nabors is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 16 people.

The surname Nabors is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 7,670 people, or 1 in 47,257. In The United States Nabors is mostly found in: Alabama, where 12 percent live, Tennessee, where 9 percent live and Mississippi, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and Northern Mariana Islands, where 0 percent live.

Nabors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nabors has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nabors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nabors are 18.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.52% being registered with the political party.

Nabors earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning $39,805 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nabours92422/
Neabors9228/
Naybors921/
Naubours8628/
Naybours864/
Neaborsp861/
Nabers83817/
Navors8332/
Nebors8313/
Nabars8310/
Naburs831/
Nobors831/
Nabuurs77855/
Naebers77132/
Neibors774/
Nobours771/
Neybors771/
Neabers770/
Nouboers7119/
Najworsz712/
Noubours711/
Neihbors711/
Neyhbors710/
Nobers6743/
Nobars679/
Novars678/
Nebars675/
Navars673/
Nebers672/
Neishbors671/
Neithbors671/
Nawars671/
Navarse6234/
Noveurs623/
Nawarsh622/
Nabarce621/
Nobarse621/
Navarrs620/
Neubersch5331/
Neibersch5313/
Noworx501/

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Footnotes

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