Negatu Surname
Approximately 20,762 people bear this surname
Negatu Surname User-submission:
The Negatu surname comes from the Amharic (Ethiopian official language) word, which means 'the very point of time, when the sun starts to take over the night'.
Negatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 20,605 | 1:4,734 | 764 |
| United States | 116 | 1:3,124,646 | 180,867 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Negatu (27,896) may also be a first name.
Negatu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Negatu surname comes from the Amharic (Ethiopian official language) word, which means 'the very point of time, when the sun starts to take over the night'.
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Negatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Negatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Negatu is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Negatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Negatu is the 25,936th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 351,004 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Negatu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Negatu is also the 29,488th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 27,896 people.
Negatu is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 20,605 people, or 1 in 4,734. Beside Ethiopia it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Negatu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Negatu are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Negatu earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.11% less than the national average, earning $34,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.38% less than the national average, earning $37,073 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigatu | 83 | 81,305 | / |
| Nagatu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Negetu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nagathu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nagatau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nigaatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nigattu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nagatou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nagaathu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nagotu | 67 | 1,082 | / |
| Nagetu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nogetu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nogotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nigetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nigotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagothu | 62 | 441 | / |
| Nagottu | 62 | 7 | / |
| Naagotu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Naghotu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Nagoutu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Nagethu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Naagothu | 57 | 8 | / |
| Nokgothu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Naagottu | 57 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Negatu
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