The Nabi surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 738 people carried this name — #31,383 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is up 48% from 498 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 69 people named Nabi.
Most of them — 40 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
51 people named Nabi live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Nabi live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
167 people named Nabi is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Nabi in American newspapers,
1879–1913.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,968 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Nabi,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nasreddine Nabi 1965– · association football coach -
Nebil Nabi 1927–2007 · politician
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Fahmida Nabi 1966– · singer
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Fahmida Nabi 1966– · singer
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Jakub Nabi 1970– · physician
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Mahmoud Sami Nabi 1975– · economist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nabi.
When the index is not enough
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