Neighbour Surname
Approximately 2,393 people bear this surname
Neighbour Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the neighbour.' This surname has a pleasant ring in it, and nothing could be more natural than its creation.
John Neyghbour, Close Rolls, 33 Henry VI.
1585. Buried — Adam Netghbore: St.
Read More About This SurnameNeighbour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,274 | 1:43,735 | 5,555 |
| Australia | 275 | 1:98,166 | 11,125 |
| United States | 170 | 1:2,132,111 | 135,040 |
| Canada | 161 | 1:228,855 | 21,956 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Nigeria | 90 | 1:1,968,253 | 69,534 |
| New Zealand | 82 | 1:55,223 | 8,747 |
| Uruguay | 40 | 1:85,794 | 8,727 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 781 | 1:31,210 | 4,148 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 83 | 1:605,044 | 40,538 |
Neighbour (244) may also be a first name.
Neighbour Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the neighbour.' This surname has a pleasant ring in it, and nothing could be more natural than its creation.
John Neyghbour, Close Rolls, 33 Henry VI.
1585. Buried — Adam Netghbore: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).
1599. — Samuell Neyghbor: ibid.
1694. John Frith and Sarah Neighbours: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1772. Married — Charles August Cramer and Elizabeth Neighbour: St. George, Hanover Square.
1779. — Moses Nabour and Mary Rose: ibid.
(English) [Old English néah-(ge)búr—néah, nigh; ge)búr, husbandman, boor]
From the Danish, Nyeboe; from the German, Neubauer, Neuber, Niebour, Niebuhr; from the Swedish, Neijber, Nieber; from the Dutch, Nieubuur, Nueboer; a personal name.
Neighbour Demographics
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Neighbour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Neighbour Come From? nationality or country of origin
Neighbour is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Neighbour.
How Common Is The Last Name Neighbour? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 178,482nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,045,360 people. The surname Neighbour is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Neighbour live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 571,890th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 244 people.
The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,274 people, or 1 in 43,735. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 23 percent are found, Berkshire, where 7 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 5 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Neighbour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Neighbour has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Neighbour surname expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 205 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Neighbour Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Neighbour last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Neighbour earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.1% more than the national average, earning $50,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $52,804 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neighbourz | 95 | 0 | / |
| Neighbur | 94 | 44 | / |
| Neighbor | 94 | 44 | / |
| Neigbour | 94 | 15 | / |
| Nieghbour | 89 | 3 | / |
| Neighbord | 89 | 3 | / |
| Neighboor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Neighbore | 89 | 0 | / |
| Neighboer | 89 | 0 | / |
| Nighbor | 88 | 209 | / |
| Neigbor | 88 | 6 | / |
| Nigbour | 88 | 1 | / |
| Neigbur | 88 | 0 | / |
| Neighbower | 84 | 0 | / |
| Neagbour | 82 | 18 | / |
| Nieghbor | 82 | 7 | / |
| Neighbar | 82 | 0 | / |
| Nigbur | 80 | 682 | / |
| Nigbor | 80 | 392 | / |
| Negbor | 80 | 136 | / |
| Neigbauer | 78 | 16 | / |
| Nieghboor | 78 | 1 | / |
| Neigebaur | 78 | 1 | / |
| Neegbor | 75 | 11 | / |
| Negbaur | 75 | 11 | / |
| Nigboor | 75 | 0 | / |
| Neigebauer | 74 | 127 | / |
| Neughbauer | 74 | 1 | / |
| Neugbuor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nighbart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Negbauer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Neugbauer | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nejgebaur | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nygbur | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nigbar | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nigbór | 67 | 12 | / |
| Neguar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Neygebaur | 67 | 7 | / |
| Njgbor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Negbujort | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neginpour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noigbauer | 67 | 1 | / |
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