Nereb Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Nereb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nereb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Nereb (3) may also be a first name.

Nereb Last Name Facts

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

Nereb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻴﺮﺏ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nereb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nereb is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Nereb reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Nereb is also the 7,463,778th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 3 people.

This surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Assaba Region, where 50 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neireb9116/
Netreb911/
Neyreb911/
Neirebø833/
N'Eyreb831/
Nerob803,612/
Nerep8046/
Nerab8011/
Nareb806/
Noreb802/
Nerev802/
Nerib801/
Nerew800/
Neerzeeb771/
Neerob73631/
Norebø7319/
Nerzev7318/
Nehrev736/
Ngerep735/
Nierob734/
Nereev734/
Nereva732/
Nyoreb731/
Naireb731/
Nearew730/
Nehrebova718/
Nehreev67117/
Nehyrev676/
Nehreva672/
Gnerepe671/
Norrieb670/

Nereb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nereb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻴﺮﺏalnyrb-

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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
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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 Nereb
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