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 Male Negash Height
172.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Negash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Negash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Negash (Arabic: نجاش, Russian: Негаш) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Negash click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Negash? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,153rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 28,610 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Negash reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Negash is also the 4,201st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 250,155 people.
The surname Negash is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 223,761 people, or 1 in 436. Apart from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also common 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 last name are 43.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.91% being registered with 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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