Nobek Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

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

Nobek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nobek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Nobek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nobek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻧﻮﺑﻚ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nobek.

How Common Is The Last Name Nobek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nobek is the 3,100,440th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Nobek live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Nobek is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 4,723,186. In Indonesia Nobek is most prevalent in: Bali, where 100 percent live. Outside of Indonesia Nobek is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and Malaysia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Notbek915/
Nobeck914/
Noebek911/
Nobiek911/
Nobeke911/
Nabek80821/
Nobik80184/
Nebek807/
Nobec805/
Nobeg802/
Nobex801/
Nubek801/
Nottbeck77147/
Nabeke73119/
Nebeck7327/
Neubek7321/
Nabeak7313/
Nobäck738/
Nabeck737/
Nubeke735/
Nobequ734/
Nubeck734/
Nusbek733/
Noubeg733/
Nebeek732/
Nabeek732/
Ngobik731/
Gnabek731/
Nahbek731/
Ngabek731/
Nabhek731/
Neubeck671,129/
Naebeck6752/
Nußbeck6737/
Nabeike6720/
Nabeack6711/
Nusbeck677/
Notbäck673/
Nobhequ672/
Gnabeck671/
Nouback671/
Nnabeke671/
Nabeeke671/
Nabeekh671/

Nobek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nobek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻧﻮﺑﻚnwbk-

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