Nisibi Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Nisibi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nisibi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nisibi (33) may also be a first name.

Nisibi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nisibi occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nisibi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nisibi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nisibi is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Nisibi live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,807,719th most common first name throughout the world, held by 33 people.

The last name Nisibi is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran it is most common in: Yazd Province, where 92 percent are found and Kerman Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nisibai9221/
Nishibi923/
Nissibi921/
Nijibi834/
Nesibi833/
Nicibi832/
Nisiba831/
Nizibi831/
Nishiba77435/
Nishibe77188/
Nessibi7775/
Nisaiba776/
Neshibi772/
Nussibi771/
Ngizibi771/
Naicibi771/
Naissaibai751/
Nessaibi7171/
Nusseibi7128/
Nesibith713/
Nissoibe712/
Neishibe711/
Naichibi711/
Naisibed711/
Nesibitt711/
Nuisivie710/
Necibi67797/
Nesiba67198/
Nisebe6712/
Negibi679/
Nesibe677/
Niseba674/
Nécibi674/
Nisiwa671/
Nisievich671/
Nejibi671/
Naidjibei671/

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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 Nisibi
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