Nyobe Surname

118,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3,7881:5,483664
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
France151:4,428,181244,602
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Nyobé (2) & Nyobè (1) are calculated separately.

Nyobe (310) may also be a first name.

Nyobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyobe is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Nyobé or Nyobè. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 118,408th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,876,782 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyobe reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nyobe is also the 499,178th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 310 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3,788 people, or 1 in 5,483. In Cameroon Nyobe is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 67 percent live, Littoral Region, where 26 percent live and South Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Nyobe Last Name Statistics demography

Nyobe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.33% less than the national average, earning R 103,776 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nyobè931/
Nyoabe9118/
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Nayobe915/
Noyobe911/
Nyobep911/
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Nybe897/
Nyohabe831/
Njobe802,455/
Niobe80661/
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Nyoba80308/
Naybe80298/
Nyoue80155/
Nyobi80115/
Nybøe80100/
Nyowe8083/
Nyove8058/
Noibe8013/
Neobe801/
Nybie801/
Gnobe801/
Niobey73234/
Naiobe73170/
Noibei7379/
Njobeh7354/
Nyobaa7321/
Nyabeh7315/
Nyobii7313/
Nyabet7312/
Nyaabe7311/
Nayowe7310/
Ngoibe737/
N'Yoba737/
Njobet736/
Nyowei736/
Neyobi735/
Nyobit735/
Naybei734/
Nayber734/
Niobet734/
Nyabey734/
Nyabei734/
Nyobis734/
Njoube733/
Najobe733/
Nyabie733/
Hnyber733/
Nyowep733/
Neyber732/
Neybes732/
Nyompe732/
Njobie732/
Nyabea732/
Nyhove732/
Nyabes732/
Nyoswe731/
Naybee731/
Njobeu731/
Noybei731/
Nayoba731/
Neobei731/
Ngnobe731/
Ngaybe731/
Njuobe731/
Niobie731/
Nyabez731/
Gnobey731/
Nyobiy731/
Nyahbe731/
Njobei731/
Nyabep731/
Nyowey731/
Neober731/
Nayobi731/
Neobey730/
Nebe673,574/
Nibe671,683/
Nyby67758/
Nya'abe6755/
Näbe6715/
Nyve6712/
Nyba675/
Nehobet674/
Njbe673/
Noiyowe673/
Nyawoue673/
Nyompeh672/
Nyowheh671/
Najjobe671/
Ngnoube671/
Ngaybeh671/
Njiobie671/
Nnajobe671/
Nyobuha671/
Nyabeth671/
Nyabiey671/
Nijober671/

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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
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  • 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 Nyobe
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