Nobile Surname

28,009th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Nobile Surname Definition:

(English) An illustrious or famous person, or one possessing dignity, or of high birth or exalted rank, name sometimes given ironically.

Nobile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy11,6591:5,245614
Argentina2,3321:18,3291,568
United States2,1281:170,32817,211
Brazil1,0191:210,0838,098
France6471:102,66315,097
Switzerland2021:40,6585,752
Canada1811:203,56719,858
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Uruguay1361:25,2342,945
Australia1191:226,85521,510
Germany821:981,77468,040
Venezuela781:387,2328,103
Philippines691:1,467,221103,651
England651:857,20145,134
Scotland481:111,5387,348
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Peru321:993,25418,991
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Liechtenstein171:2,258238
Serbia171:420,29118,230
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
India61:127,844,230863,365
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Nóbile (37) & Nobilé (4) are calculated separately.

Nobile (547) may also be a first name.

Nobile Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) An illustrious or famous person, or one possessing dignity, or of high birth or exalted rank, name sometimes given ironically.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Nobile Last Name Facts

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

Nobile (Russian: Нобиле) is found most frequently in Italy. It may be found as: Nóbile or Nobilé. Click here for other potential spellings of Nobile.

How Common Is The Last Name Nobile? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nobile is the 28,009th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 379,738 people. Nobile occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Nobile are found; 61 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 360,211th most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 547 people.

The surname is most widespread in Italy, where it is borne by 11,659 people, or 1 in 5,245. In Italy Nobile is most common in: Sicily, where 23 percent are found, Lombardy, where 16 percent are found and Apulia, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy it is found in 60 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Nobile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nobile has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 21,280 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 6,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nobile Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nobile surname are 7.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.98% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nobile earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning €30,994 per year; in Peru they earn 47.81% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,652 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.96% less than the national average, earning $20,669,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning $49,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.08% more than the national average, earning $56,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nóbile9437/
Nobilé944/
Nobilet92546/
Ngobile92169/
Nobiles928/
Gnobile928/
Nobili839,322/
Nabile832,315/
Nubile83822/
Nobele83199/
Novile83104/
Nobila8375/
Nowile8352/
Nebile838/
Núbile835/
Nobily833/
Nobail831/
Nãbile831/
Ngoubaile805/
Ngobele77681/
Nobilio77661/
Ngobili77160/
Noville77146/
Nobilis77138/
Nobilia7768/
Ngabile7759/
Gnobele7722/
Nabaile7721/
Ngubile7716/
Nobeles776/
Noebele775/
Nobhele773/
Nobelet773/
Noviles772/
Noubili772/
Noswile772/
Naboile772/
Nabilie771/
Nabiele771/
Nebilie771/
Nnebile771/
Noubila771/
Nabuile771/
Nebileh771/
Novil7387/
Ngoubili717,587/
Noiville71214/
Novielle7117/
Noubelie719/
Nouville719/
Nouviles718/
Novilles717/
Nnabuile717/
Noubieli714/
Ngoubily714/
Novaille713/
Novillea712/
Nobilitt712/
Nobilois711/
Gnabaile711/
Nabaille711/
Nousbili711/
Notville711/
Novillet711/
Noivelle710/
Nooville710/
Nabila6727,095/
Novele6716,163/
Nobela6712,826/
Nabili672,889/
Nebili672,165/
Nabeil67895/
Navile67726/
Novila67307/
Nowele67235/
Nabily67203/
Nubila67140/
Nawile67117/
Nabele6755/
Novily6738/
Nebele6734/
Novili6727/
Nebily6720/
Nobeli6714/
Nabhil6712/
Novail6711/
Novill678/
Nubili676/
Nubele676/
Nabail676/
Nabuil674/
N'Goubili674/
Nóbili672/
Nabailles672/
Nowila671/
Nobely671/
Nóvile671/
Nuvile671/
Nobeal670/

Nobile Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nobile in the Russian language
Нобилеnobile-

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