Nobu Surname
Approximately 2,121 people bear this surname
Nobu Surname Definition:
Nobu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a child that is born to a humble family.
Nobu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,056 | 1:62,181 | 4,615 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Nobu (6,924) may also be a first name.
Nobu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nobu is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a child that is born to a humble family.
Nobu Demographics
Average Nobu Salary in
United States
$18,700 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nobu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nobu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nobu (Hindi: नोबू, Marathi: नोबु, Russian: Нобу, Tibetan: ནོར་བུ།) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nobu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nobu is the 197,424th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,435,901 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nobu live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Nobu is also the 78,145th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 6,924 people.
Nobu is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 2,056 people, or 1 in 62,181. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 23 percent are found, Ibaraki Prefecture, where 14 percent are found and Saitama Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Japan this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Nobu Last Name Statistics demography
Nobu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.66% less than the national average, earning $18,700 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nobu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nobu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནོར་བུ། | norbu | - |
| Nobu in the Hindi language | ||
| नोबू | nobu | - |
| Nobu in the Marathi language | ||
| नोबु | nobu | 50 |
| नोबू | nobu | 50 |
| Nobu in the Russian language | ||
| Нобу | nobu | - |
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Footnotes
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