Nairobe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nairobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nairobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Nairobe (84) may also be a first name.

Nairobe Last Name Facts

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

Nairobe is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nairobe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nairobe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Nairobe live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 84 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Nairobe is primarily concentrated in: Bugiri District, where 50 percent reside and Namutumba District, where 50 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and Colombia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Narobe92285/
Nirobe923/
Nairobi86282/
Nairoby8623/
Nairebe8610/
Nairube866/
Nairoba863/
Nayirobi801/
Naroba77468/
Narube77164/
Narabe77116/
Narobi7721/
Narove779/
Narebe774/
Niroba772/
Nirobi771/
Nairuba7115,193/
Ngarabe71486/
Nieroba71299/
Narrowe7126/
Nyorobe7111/
Nasrobi719/
Nairaba718/
Nisrobi717/
Niroobi716/
Nairubi715/
Narabea713/
Nayroby712/
Nairovy712/
Narubes712/
Narobai711/
Nahrowe711/
Narubet711/
Narubee711/
Nairabi711/
Nirooba711/
Nharabe711/
Neirove711/
Narahbe711/
Nareebe711/
Narrabe711/
Narouby711/
Narabhe711/
Narubea711/
Nayiruba67213/
Narowetz6754/
Nairraba6719/
Najirabi6717/
Narusber678/
Nahrowei677/
Naiiruba673/
Ngarouwe671/
Ngarabei671/
Nayerowe671/
Naiaruba671/
Nairuuba671/
Nayroubi671/
Naitrabi671/
Nirabesh671/
Narovets671/
Narabhey671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nairobe
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