Nessbitt Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Nessbitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nessbitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Nessbitt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nessbitt occurs more in Northern Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nessbitt.

How Common Is The Last Name Nessbitt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Nessbitt live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 922,518. In Northern Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Other than Northern Ireland it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Nessbitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nessbitt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nesbitt9329,713/
Nessbit930/
Neasbitt88261/
Nesbeitt8817/
Niesbitt882/
Nesbitts882/
Neisbitt881/
Nesbitte881/
Nesbitth880/
Nesbit869,061/
Nebitt8627/
Nesbett80170/
Nesbith8040/
Nisbitt8032/
Nasbitt8015/
Nesvitt808/
Nesbitz803/
Neibitt802/
Nosbitt801/
Nesbite801/
Nesbeit801/
Neabitt801/
Neesbit801/
Neisbit801/
Nesbits801/
Nexbitt800/
Neasbit800/
Nesbiet800/
Nebit77362/
Nesbi773/
Naisbitt751,016/
Nissbett752/
Nesbette750/
Nessbeth750/
Niesbett750/
Nevitt713,355/
Neboit71212/
Nesvit71207/
Nesbet71150/
Nisbit71101/
Nessvi7118/
Nehbit7116/
Nasbit714/
Neabit712/
Nebett712/
Nebitz711/
Nebite711/
Nebiot711/
Nessba711/
Nebeit710/
Neebit710/
Nosbit710/
Nebi673,962/
Nisbett672,686/
Nesbeth671,641/
Naisbit6774/
Neavitt6763/
Neveitt6716/
Neabitz672/
Nebeite672/
Nisbiet671/
Nisuitt671/
Neisbet671/
Nibiett671/
Ngesbai671/
Neibett671/
Nessber671/
Nesvite671/
Nesbeih671/
Neibeit670/
Neswith670/
Neasbet670/
Neswite670/
Nesbeet670/
Nasbett670/

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Nessbitt Reference & Research

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Nesbitt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Nessbitt
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