Nobena Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Nobena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nobena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Nobeña (2) are calculated separately.

Nobena (59) may also be a first name.

Nobena Last Name Facts

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

Nobena is most common in South Africa. It can also be rendered as: Nobeña. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nobena? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nobena are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 59 people.

Nobena is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 50 percent live and Limpopo, where 50 percent live. Aside from South Africa Nobena occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent live.

Nobena Last Name Statistics demography

Nobena earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.04% less than the national average, earning R 61,680 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nobeña942/
Ngobena924/
Nobaena921/
Noubenga861/
Nabena831,467/
Novena83490/
Nobana8382/
Nobona8314/
Nobeno8312/
Nowena8310/
Nobina837/
Nobeni836/
Nubena836/
Nobene834/
Nebena833/
Ngobene771,220/
Ngabena77427/
Nabenat77209/
Nabenah77204/
Nabenas7781/
Nabeina7762/
Ngobina7745/
Nabenga7743/
Nabenad7733/
Nabeena7724/
Nabenay7716/
Novenna7710/
Nompena778/
Novenas777/
Novenga775/
Nabenaj774/
Ngubena774/
Nabenap773/
Noobana773/
Novenah772/
Nubenga772/
Noubene772/
Ngobeny772/
Nowenay771/
Noybina771/
Novenha771/
Ngobeno771/
Nabenau771/
Nabenea771/
Nobengo771/
Neubena771/
Nuobeni771/
Gnobina771/
Noviena771/
Ngovena771/
Nhobeni771/
Nohbona771/
Nabaena771/
Nobhona771/
Nabesna771/
Naboena771/
Nubeena771/
Nobenge771/
Nnebeana7134/
Ngoubene7128/
Ngobenge7121/
Nabenaai7117/
Nabenahu713/
Ngobenei711/
Nnabenaj711/
Ngowenga711/
Ngoboyna711/
Nabeanga711/
Nabenaph711/
Nnubenaj711/
Ngabenga711/
Ngobenii711/
Ngoobeni711/
Noveno673,687/
Novina67640/
Nabeno67351/
Nobine6787/
Nabeni6765/
Nawena6759/
Navena6758/
Nowina6756/
Nobino6735/
Nabene6725/
Novene6717/
Nebina6714/
Nebona6710/
Nebana6710/
Noveny676/
Nubina676/
Noweno673/
Novyna673/
Nuvena672/
Nubeni671/

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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
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  • 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 Nobena
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