Nesb Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Norway

Nesb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nesb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nesb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nesb is most common in Taiwan. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nesb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Nesb live; 40 percent live in East Asia and 40 percent live in Sino-East Asia.

The surname is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 11,722,373. In Taiwan Nesb is most numerous in: Taoyuan City, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Taiwan this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Norway, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nesbø89336/
Nexsb891/
Nesbt891/
Neb863,805/
Neeseb801/
Neiseb801/
Nesbtt801/
Neeb754,208/
Neib75321/
Nieb75182/
Nasb75138/
Neps75126/
Neub7538/
Nehb7538/
Nheb7521/
Ngeb7518/
Nesf7514/
Neab7514/
Nisb7511/
Nebs759/
Neyb755/
Netb754/
Nebh753/
Nebd752/
Gneb751/
Nesp751/
Nebı751/
Nebz751/
Nepås6730/
Hneib6726/
Neeps6716/
Hnasb6711/
Nepps6710/
Neebh677/
Hneeb674/
Neesw673/
Ngeeb672/
Nassb672/
Neshf672/
Nehyb671/
Naisb671/
Neesp671/
Neabs671/
Niesf671/
Nashb671/
Nepsz671/
Neesf671/
Nebzz671/
Neebt671/
Gneib671/
Neebs670/
Nisbt670/
Neips670/
Neaps670/

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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 Nesb
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