Nisbel Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nisbel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nisbel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden391:252,48117,476
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Nisbel (62) may also be a first name.

Nisbel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nisbel is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nisbel.

How Common Is The Last Name Nisbel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Nisbel live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 62 people.

Nisbel is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 252,481. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 36 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 23 percent are found and Dalarna County, where 18 percent are found. Barring Sweden this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Norway, where 5 percent are found.

Nisbel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nisbel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nisbel last name decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nisbell920/
Nibel91175/
Niebel831,965/
Neibel83246/
Nibell8336/
Nibeel8316/
Nibael837/
Nisble835/
Naibel832/
Nibiel830/
Nibl801/
Nibelle7798/
Niebell7717/
Nishuel7712/
Naibele777/
Nitbell771/
Niswell770/
Nebel7310,766/
Nible73220/
Nibil73138/
Niebl7399/
Nébel7321/
Gnibl736/
Nybel735/
Ngibl733/
Neibl731/
Neesbeld711/
Neebel6788/
Neabel6768/
Nebell6764/
Ngebel6741/
Neible6738/
Nybell6720/
Neubel6716/
Nebeel6712/
Niebyl6712/
Hnybel674/
Gnible674/
Nebelt672/
Noible671/
Nebiel671/
Neboel671/
Nizuel671/
Gnebel671/
Neibøl671/
Naibil671/
Naible671/
Nyobel671/
Nebeul671/
Nesbil670/

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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 Nisbel
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