Nebbi Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nebbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nebbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Nebbi (62) may also be a first name.

Nebbi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nebbi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nebbi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nebbi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Nebbi is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Nebbi reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Nebbi is also the 1,246,114th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 62 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Adrar Region, where 57 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 14 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania Nebbi occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and Cameroon, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nebbio9112/
Nebbit913/
Nebbis911/
Nebbie911/
Nebbitt83123/
Nebbais831/
Nebbish831/
Nesbbit830/
Nabbi801,577/
Nebba80620/
Nebbe80182/
Nibbi8065/
Nebby8027/
Nobbi8019/
Newbi801/
Nebbitts776/
Nabbie73373/
Nibbio73153/
Newbie7378/
Nobbie7355/
Naibbi7319/
Nebbaa734/
Nnebui734/
Nibbit733/
Newbit732/
Ngebui732/
Newbui731/
Nabbai731/
Nabbiy731/
Noebby731/
Noebbe731/
Nabbhi731/
Ngebbe731/
Neibby731/
Nabhbi731/
Nebbea731/
Newbiy731/
Newboi731/
Nebber731/
Neibbe730/
Nibbie730/
Nebbed730/
Newbitt67146/
Nebbett6780/
Naibbei671/
Newboid671/
Ngehbui671/
Nebuihe671/
Nibbits670/
Nibbitt670/
Nebbeth670/

Nebbi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nebbi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲalnby66.67
ﺍﻟﻨﺐalnb16.67
ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻰalnby16.67

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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
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  • 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 Nebbi
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