Nobody Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iran

Nobody Surname Definition:

This curious surname occurs in the 17th century; compare Peabody, Truebody, &c.

1618. Baptised — John and Joseph, sons of Valentine Nobodye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

There is no evidence of these being foundlings, although the date of the baptism is February 4, which is somewhat near St Valentine's day.

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Nobody Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Nobody (424) may also be a first name.

Nobody Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This curious surname occurs in the 17th century; compare Peabody, Truebody, &c.

1618. Baptised — John and Joseph, sons of Valentine Nobodye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

There is no evidence of these being foundlings, although the date of the baptism is February 4, which is somewhat near St Valentine's day.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Nobody Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nobody Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nobody has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nobody? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. Nobody occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Nobody reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nobody is also the 417,166th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 424 people.

The surname Nobody is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 36 percent are found, Benue, where 28 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 37 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nobodys924/
Nobodoy921/
Nobady837/
Nobodi837/
Nobode836/
Noboda830/
Novodey7732/
Nabodyo7719/
Noubode775/
Ngobodi773/
Nosvody773/
Gnobode772/
Nowoday771/
Nowodycz714/
Nouboude711/
Nabodi67179/
Nobadi6775/
Nobade6734/
Nobude6724/
Naboda6718/
Nabode6714/
Nobudi678/
Nobada675/
Noiboddee671/
Nobede671/
Nowode671/
Nabady671/

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