Nimble Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Nimble Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nimble Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India481:15,980,529256,885
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Nimble (66) may also be a first name.

Nimble Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nimble is found most in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nimble.

How Common Is The Last Name Nimble? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nimble is the 2,718,172nd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Nimble is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Nimble are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 66 people.

The surname Nimble is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 15,980,529. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 94 percent reside and Delhi, where 6 percent reside. Aside from India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nimbley92181/
Nimbler9280/
Nimblet9223/
Gnimble921/
Niomble921/
Nimbhle921/
Nimblett86319/
Niomblei8693/
Nimbleth861/
Nimbil83223/
Nimbla8317/
Nimbel8315/
Nimbly832/
Nemble832/
Numble830/
Niembelle801/
Ngimbil7752/
Neimbil776/
Niombli772/
Numbley771/
Nnemble771/
Niombly771/
Nimbelli713/
Nemblett711/
Ninblett711/
Nimbilli711/
Nembly6775/
Nembil6744/
Nembli673/
Nembla673/
Nembel672/
Nymbla671/
Ngembil6260/
Nenblee626/
Gnembli621/
Neumbly621/
Ninbill620/
Nyonblee571/
Nembelli571/
Nenbel501/

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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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  • 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 Nimble
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