Nobele Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nobele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nobele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Nobele (33) may also be a first name.

Nobele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nobele occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nobele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nobele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,189,614th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname Nobele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Nobele live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nobele is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 33 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 297,680. In South Africa Nobele is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 34 percent are found, Limpopo, where 16 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 15 percent are found. Beside South Africa Nobele exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Nobele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nobele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nobele last name decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nobele Last Name Statistics demography

Nobele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.32% less than the national average, earning R 94,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngobele92681/
Gnobele9222/
Nobeles926/
Noebele925/
Nobelet923/
Nobhele923/
Noubelie869/
Nobile8319,191/
Novele8316,163/
Nobela8312,826/
Nowele83235/
Nabele8355/
Nebele8334/
Nobeli8314/
Nubele836/
Nobale832/
Nobely831/
Nobole831/
Nobeal830/
Novelle77883/
Nobilet77546/
Ngobeli77448/
Ngobile77169/
Ngabele77111/
Gnabele7728/
Novelet7724/
Nobelis7718/
Nobelia7718/
Nhobela7717/
Nompele7713/
Gnobile778/
Nobiles778/
Nohbeli775/
Naouele773/
Ngubele773/
Novhele773/
Noveles772/
Naebele772/
Nhobole771/
Nowelle771/
Nobahle771/
Nowelie771/
Ngovele771/
Nabeles771/
Nabelet771/
Nabiele771/
Nobolle771/
Novelie771/
Novel738,380/
Nouvelle71231/
Novelles71155/
Nngobeli7181/
Nouvelet7146/
Novellie7118/
Novielle7117/
Nahouele7110/
Noubieli714/
Naabeele711/
Noveller711/
Novelley711/
Neubeler711/
Ngouwele711/
Ngabelge711/
Noivelle710/
Novela6768,777/
Nobili679,322/
Nouvel673,711/
Nowela673,468/
Nabole672,769/
Nabile672,315/
Novell672,043/
Nabeil67895/
Nabela67884/
Nabale67853/
Noveli67833/
Nubile67822/
Navele67804/
Nawele67494/
Nebale67128/
Nouvellet67123/
Noweli67119/
Novile67104/
Nobila6775/
Novely6764/
Nowile6752/
Nebeli6737/
Nóbile6737/
Nabeul6729/
Neubehler6719/
Nabhel6711/
Nebile678/
Nouvelles677/
Noveel676/
Núbile675/
Ngoubaile675/
Nabely674/
Nabeli674/
Nobilé674/
Nebely674/
Nobily673/
Nobali672/
Nebole672/
Nouvealle672/
Nubeli672/
Noveal672/
Novelh671/
Noovel671/
Nabeelieh671/
Nobail671/
Nãbile671/
Gnohouele671/
Gnahouele671/
Nubela671/

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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 Nobele
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