Nobes Surname

209,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Nobes Surname Definition:

Nickname for Robert, (q.v.).

Nobes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8471:65,7837,644
Canada3851:95,70310,417
Australia2501:107,98312,061
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Guernsey221:2,929767
Jersey201:4,960981
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Wales191:162,87011,152
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
France101:6,642,272293,169
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5091:47,8895,906
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Nobes (34) may also be a first name.

Nobes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nickname for Robert, (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

From the French, Nobis; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Nobes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nobes (Russian: Нобес) is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nobes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 209,351st most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,691,766 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Nobes live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. Nobes is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 34 people.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 847 people, or 1 in 65,783. In England Nobes is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 19 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 11 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 9 percent are found. Outside of England Nobes exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Nobes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nobes has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Nobes surname expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 329 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nobes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nobes surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Nobes earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24.99% more than the national average, earning R 297,024 per year; in United States they earn 13.04% more than the national average, earning $48,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.45% more than the national average, earning $50,403 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noebes9166/
Nobese9129/
Nobess9123/
Nobest9112/
Ngobes912/
Noobes911/
Nobies911/
Noubes911/
Nobe899,564/
Nobesse833/
Nobeshe831/
Noobese831/
Ngobess831/
Nobis807,781/
Ngobe807,536/
Noves80634/
Nober80521/
Nobeh80373/
Nobei80275/
Nobie80239/
Nubes80199/
Nebes80190/
Nobey80188/
Nabes80113/
Noube8065/
Nobea8057/
Nobeu8039/
Nobee8035/
Nosbe8028/
Nowes8024/
Nobet8022/
Noibe8013/
Nobez8010/
Nnobe8010/
Nobys809/
Nobhe808/
Nuobe806/
Nobed806/
Nobec805/
Noobe804/
Nobej801/
Nobex801/
Gnobe801/
Nobetshe773/
Noubesse772/
Nobesche771/
Noubedse771/
Nosbesch770/
Ngobei73941/
Nabess73311/
Ngoube73292/
Noubet73199/
Novess73111/
Nabesh7384/
Noibei7379/
Nobiss7362/
Nosber7334/
Ngobey7319/
Novies7318/
Neebes7315/
Nebesh7314/
Ngobee7310/
Noives7310/
Nabies738/
Noobie737/
Ngoibe737/
Noobeh737/
Noubie736/
Nebeas736/
Ngobhe735/
Novets734/
Nubets734/
Nabets734/
Nebies734/
Noveas733/
Noveis733/
Nabees733/
Nobish733/
Nabeas733/
Ngoobe733/
Nuobei733/
Noubed732/
Naoues732/
Nobise732/
Ngobis732/
Ngobea732/
Novesh731/
Novges731/
Nowezs731/
Nobais731/
Nouves731/
Noybei731/
Nowese731/
Ngnobe731/
Nabese731/
Nobisz731/
Gnobey731/
Gnabes731/
Novese731/
Novest731/
Nouber731/
Nobeea731/
Nobice731/
Nobi6729,825/
Nabe6720,875/
Noba6711,766/
Noby673,943/
Nove671,201/
Nosbish6751/
Nobishe6716/
Notvest6714/
Nobé6713/
Nobisse6711/
Nabesse678/
N'Gobeh676/
Nabetse673/
Noboise672/
Nabeesh671/
Noweiss671/
Nobisch671/
Ngobeah671/
Nouvesh671/
Noubise671/
Ngoubge671/
Ngnoube671/
Nabeshe671/
Nobhish671/
Neubees671/

Nobes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nobes in the Russian language
Нобесnobes-

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