Nibb Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Nibb Surname Definition:

= Ibb (q.v.) with attracted initial N- (as in Noll, a pet form of Oliver).

Nibb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Nibb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Ibb (q.v.) with attracted initial N- (as in Noll, a pet form of Oliver).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nibb Last Name Facts

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

Nibb occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nibb? popularity and diffusion

Nibb is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Nibb reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Nibb is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany Nibb is most frequent in: Hamburg, where 88 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Nibb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nibb has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nibbs891,330/
Neibeb8080/
Naibeb804/
Nebb75209/
Nubb7523/
Nebbs6746/
Nhebb671/
Nhbhb671/
Gnebb670/
Gnebbs600/
Nebbtt600/
Newb503/
Nevb502/
Nhbv501/
Njwb501/
Nivv501/
Nipw501/

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