Negest Surname
Approximately 6,118 people bear this surname
Negest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,117 | 1:15,947 | 2,188 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Negest (81) may also be a first name.
Negest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Negest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Negest (Russian: Нэгэст) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Negest? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 79,694th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,191,165 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Negest reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 81 people.
This last name is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 6,117 people, or 1 in 15,947. Other than Ethiopia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Negest Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Negest in the Russian language | ||
| Нэгэст | negest | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Negest
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