Nobel Surname

36,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Nobel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nobel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh7,5701:21,0511,483
Netherlands1,7721:9,5301,243
United States1,2191:297,34127,507
Germany6301:127,78615,588
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Indonesia3491:378,93832,392
Switzerland2811:29,2274,434
Denmark2521:22,4002,281
Canada2201:167,48016,862
Israel1791:47,8086,333
Pakistan1761:1,015,02213,094
France1541:431,31662,491
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
Sweden1421:69,3435,253
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Australia1181:228,77721,625
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
England661:844,21344,691
Spain561:834,85833,799
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Liberia211:209,93013,691
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
China91:151,924,6187,954
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Curaçao41:39,312638
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

The alternate forms: Nöbel (728) are calculated separately.

Nobel (10,372) may also be a first name.

Nobel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nobel (Arabic: نوبل, Bengali: নোবেল, Georgian: ნობელ, Hindi: नोबेल, Marathi: नोबेल, Oriya: େନାେବଲ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Nöbel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nobel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 36,626th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 506,115 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Nobel are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Nobel is also the 59,778th most common forename world-wide, held by 10,372 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 7,570 people, or 1 in 21,051. Apart from Bangladesh this last name is found in 92 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Nobel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nobel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nobel surname increased 726 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 440 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nobel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Nobel are 10.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Nobel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.89% less than the national average, earning R 138,084 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.65% less than the national average, earning $15,063,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $47,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.36% less than the national average, earning $45,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nöbel93728/
Noebel91342/
Noubel91322/
Nobell9171/
Noobel9142/
Nosbel913/
Nobeel912/
Nobelt912/
Ngobel912/
Gnobel911/
Nobl8972/
Nobelle835/
Nohbell833/
Noebell832/
Noubell831/
Noble80130,892/
Nebel8010,766/
Nabel808,013/
Nübel801,816/
Nowel80436/
Nobil80358/
Nubel80302/
Nébel8021/
Noubl801/
Nabeel7322,706/
Nowell7311,962/
Nabiel731,594/
Gnoble73182/
Neebel7388/
Nebell7364/
Nabell7334/
Nouble7330/
Nabeul7329/
Neubel7316/
Gnabel7315/
Nebeel7312/
Nobleh7311/
Nobhle7310/
Naabel738/
Nouwel736/
Ngubel735/
Nooble734/
Nnoble733/
Nubell733/
Noubil732/
Nübell732/
Nobill732/
Nobilt732/
Noible731/
Noweel731/
Ngobil731/
Nabuel731/
Nuubel731/
Neboel731/
Nebiel731/
Naebel730/
Hnoble730/
Nosuel730/
Notble730/
Noubelová713/
Nebl67738/
Nöbl6780/
Nébl6770/
Neubelt6758/
Nübl6723/
Nobille6713/
Novl675/
Nubl673/
Nabl673/
Nabelle672/
Gneubel671/
Ngnabel671/
Ngouwel671/
Neubeld671/
Nouwell671/
Nowl671/
Noblltt671/
Noweell671/
Nasbeel671/
Nabeelh671/

Nobel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nobel in the Georgian language
ნობელnobel-
Nobel in the Bengali language
নোবেলnobela-
Nobel in the Oriya language
େନାେବଲenaebala-
Nobel in the Marathi language
नोबेलnobela93
नोबलnobala4
नॉबेलnobela1
Nobel in the Hindi language
नोबेलnobela87.5
नोबलnobala12.5
Nobel in the Arabic language
نوبلnwbl-

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Nobel Reference & Research

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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 Nobel
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