Nobb Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Nobb Surname Definition:

A diminutive name = Hobb (q.v.) with attracted N- (as in Noll for Oliver).

Geoffrey Nobbe.—Hundred Rolls

Nobb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Nobb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive name = Hobb (q.v.) with attracted N- (as in Noll for Oliver).

Geoffrey Nobbe.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nobb Last Name Facts

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

Nobb is found most in Afghanistan. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nobb? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 43 percent of Nobb are found; 29 percent are found in South Asia and 29 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Baghlan, where 50 percent reside and Helmand, where 50 percent reside. Not including Afghanistan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Nobb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nobb has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Nobb surname decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nobbs894,235/
Gnobbs800/
Nabb751,041/
Nebb75209/
Nubb7523/
Novb751/
Nabbs67228/
Nubbs672/
Nhebb671/
Nahabb60153/
Nabbowa551,450/
Nawb5019/
Navb503/
Nowv503/
Nnabbowa502/

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