Nebby Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nebby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nebby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania261:157,4958,595
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nebby (399) may also be a first name.

Nebby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nebby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺐ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nebby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nebby is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nebby are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Nebby is also the 432,205th most numerous first name globally, held by 399 people.

This last name is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 157,495. In Mauritania Nebby is most common in: Tiris Zemmour Region, where 85 percent reside, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 12 percent reside and Tagant Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noebby911/
Neibby911/
Newby8024,481/
Nobby80729/
Nebba80620/
Nebbe80182/
Nabby8072/
Nibby8021/
Nebbi8020/
Nevby8010/
Nebuay73743/
Newbey73101/
Newboy7398/
Nobbay7326/
Nebbio7312/
Nebbaa734/
Nebbit733/
Newbuy733/
Nabbey732/
Nibbey732/
Nebvay731/
Nebuey731/
Ngebbe731/
Nobbey731/
Noebbe731/
Nebbis731/
Newbys731/
Nebber731/
Nibbys731/
Newbiy731/
Nebbie731/
Nebbea731/
Nabbiy731/
Newbay730/
Neibbe730/
Nhewby730/
Nebbed730/
Nebbitt67123/
Nebbett6780/
Nebbais671/
Nebbish671/
Nesbbit670/
Nebbeth670/

Nebby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nebby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺐalnb42.86
ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲalnby21.43
ﻧﻮﺑﻲnwby14.29
ﻧﺐnb14.29
ﺃﻧﺐanb7.14

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nebby
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