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 more frequently found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nobb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nobb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 43 percent of Nobb reside; 29 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The last name Nobb is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan Nobb is most frequent in: Baghlan, where 50 percent are found and Helmand, where 50 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Nobb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nobb has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 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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