Nsobi Surname

626,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nsobi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsobi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4241:124,86211,788
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nsobi (179) may also be a first name.

Nsobi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nsobi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsobi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nsobi is the 626,382nd most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,902,957 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nsobi live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most frequently occurring forename worldwide It is held by 179 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 424 people, or 1 in 124,862. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 79 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsoubi912/
Nsoybi911/
Nsoobi911/
Nsobih911/
Nshoubi831/
Nsabi802,131/
Nsubi80657/
Nsoba80446/
Nsobe80305/
Njobi8066/
Nzobi8041/
Nsebi8030/
Nxobi801/
Nsowi801/
Ncobi801/
Nsompi73409/
N'Subi73103/
Nxoboi7320/
Nnzobi7313/
Nzobai7311/
N'Sabi739/
Nsouvi739/
Ndjobi738/
Nshubi736/
Njoubi736/
Nsosui735/
Nsobee734/
Nchobi734/
Nsowih734/
Nsouba733/
Nsuubi733/
Nsaabi733/
Nsooba733/
Nseebi732/
Nzoubi732/
Nsabhi732/
N'Jobi732/
Nsebie731/
Nsaïbi731/
Nsobea731/
Nhzobi731/
Njobei731/
Nzhobi731/
Nsobey731/
Nsoobe731/
N'Sobe731/
Nsoibe731/
Ngiobi731/
Nsoube731/
N'Chobi67309/
N'Souvi6719/
N'Djobi6711/
Ndjoubi678/
Nshuubi675/
Nsohwih672/
Nchoubi671/
N'Ssebi671/
N'Shabi671/
Ndjohbi671/
Ndjobai671/
Nsahabi671/
Nsabhai671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nsobi
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