Save Type Surname Usage Japanese Scripts 新部(Japanese Kanji) にいべ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɲ̟iː.be̞/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsNibe, Shimbe, Shimbu, Arabe Meaning & History From Japanese 新 (nii) meaning "new" and 部 (be) meaning "department, division; part".