Nbia Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nbia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nbia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nbia (14) may also be a first name.

Nbia Last Name Facts

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

Nbia is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nbia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nbia live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nbia is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

Nbia is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Nbia is mostly found in: Rivers, where 83 percent live, Borno, where 4 percent live and Cross River, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Nbia is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 17 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Bia899/
Nnbia898/
Nbiat891/
Nbeiya801/
Nbayia801/
Mbia7512,355/
Nuia75101/
Nbea7526/
Nwia7514/
Nvia756/
Nbya755/
Nbio755/
N'Beiya731/
Nuiat67987/
Mbiha67568/
Nwija67158/
Mbija67131/
Mbioa6749/
Nwiha6748/
Mbiad6727/
Nuiad6725/
Mbias6718/
Nwiah6712/
Mbiat6710/
Nuiaa679/
N'Wia679/
Mbiaa679/
Nuiah676/
Nuiha674/
Nbyat674/
Nhuia673/
Nbahagia673/
Nwiaa671/
Nwiay671/
Nbioh671/
Nbiop671/
Nbeah671/
Nbyaa671/
N'Via671/
Nuiai671/
Mbiap671/
Mbgia671/

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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 Nbia
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