Negash Surname
Approximately 254,721 people bear this surname
Negash Surname User-submission:
The surname Nigatu or Negash comes from the Amharic (Ethiopian official language) word, which means 'the very point of time, when the sun starts to take over the night'.
Negash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 223,761 | 1:436 | 58 |
| Eritrea | 26,573 | 1:179 | 63 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| United States | 849 | 1:426,925 | 36,911 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| Sweden | 152 | 1:64,781 | 4,943 |
| Canada | 113 | 1:326,067 | 29,799 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Negash (250,155) may also be a first name.
Negash Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Nigatu or Negash comes from the Amharic (Ethiopian official language) word, which means 'the very point of time, when the sun starts to take over the night'.
- negatuNegash Demographics
Average Negash Salary in
United States
$44,204 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Negash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Negash Come From? nationality or country of origin
Negash (Arabic: نجاش, Russian: Негаш) is most common in Ethiopia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Negash? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,153rd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 28,610 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Negash live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Negash is also the 4,201st most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 250,155 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 223,761 people, or 1 in 436. Other than Ethiopia it is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Eritrea, where 10 percent reside and Sudan, where 1 percent reside.
Negash Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Negash surname are 43.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.91% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Negash earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 94.82% less than the national average, earning €1,556 per year; in Norway they earn 38.68% less than the national average, earning 212,222 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.84% less than the national average, earning R 154,848 per year; in United States they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $44,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.65% less than the national average, earning $34,952 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Negash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Negash in the Russian language | ||
| Негаш | negas | - |
| Negash in the Arabic language | ||
| نجاش | njash | - |
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