Negre Surname

59,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Negre Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the name is 'black'. It comes from negru or nero, which means 'black' in Latin-based languages.

Negre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,8901:17,0751,870
Philippines1,6161:62,64710,621
Spain1,5521:30,1243,071
Romania5171:38,8354,953
Brazil2431:880,96431,711
Argentina1731:247,07220,033
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
England461:1,211,26256,182
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
India61:127,844,230863,365
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Nègre (126), Negré (3) & Négré (2) are calculated separately.

Negre (178) may also be a first name.

Negre Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the name is 'black'. It comes from negru or nero, which means 'black' in Latin-based languages.

- cipivts

Negre Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Negre Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Negre (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻜﺮﻩ, Marathi: नेगरे, Russian: Негре) is found most frequently in France. It may also be rendered as: Nègre, Negré or Négré. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Negre? popularity and diffusion

The surname Negre is the 59,943rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 866,430 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Negre are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Negre is also the 683,417th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 178 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 3,890 people, or 1 in 17,075. In France Negre is most frequent in: Occitanie, where 43 percent live, Île-de-France, where 19 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account France Negre exists in 55 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 19 percent live and Spain, where 18 percent live.

Negre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Negre has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Negre last name rose 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Negre Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Negre are 0.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Negre earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.69% more than the national average, earning R 427,008 per year; in United States they earn 19.79% less than the national average, earning $34,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.55% less than the national average, earning $40,963 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nègre93126/
Negré933/
Negrea9113,718/
Negret911,588/
Negrei91986/
Negrey91914/
Negres91170/
Negrie91139/
Negreţ9164/
Negreş9139/
Negere9136/
Negreș9130/
Neigre9120/
Neugre9116/
Negreu9115/
Negreț918/
Negire918/
Neghre914/
Negrer911/
Negred911/
Negree911/
Negrep911/
Negrez911/
Gnegre911/
Niegre911/
Négré872/
Negrett8349/
Negrões8339/
Negrech835/
Neegree834/
Neghrey831/
Negreae831/
Negreis831/
Neagrea831/
Negri8050,432/
Nagre8036,896/
Negra801,286/
Neger801,263/
Nigre80333/
Nogre80128/
Negry8094/
Negir8063/
Nygre808/
Gneguere7724/
Negreová774/
Negreich771/
Neiger731,399/
Negris73560/
Negrit73412/
Negrii73341/
Neghra73303/
Nieger73171/
Naigre73161/
Nagree73147/
Neuger73146/
Negriy73117/
Negraj73112/
Negray7384/
Nigres7368/
Nigrey7351/
Negriz7340/
Negrai7338/
Negraa7325/
Naagre7323/
Negroi7321/
Nigere7317/
Neagra7316/
Neguir7316/
Nagrey7312/
Gneger7312/
Nagreh7311/
Negier739/
Neguer738/
Neeger738/
Neigri738/
Negert738/
Negroy736/
Negher736/
Negair735/
Ngeger735/
Nigrei734/
Nagrea734/
Neagră734/
Nigreh734/
Nagrei734/
Neyger733/
Naghre733/
Negrio733/
Noghre733/
Neghir733/
Neager732/
Nesger732/
Nhagre732/
Nygres732/
Negger732/
Nigree732/
Gnegri732/
Negrui732/
Négret732/
Nacgre731/
N'Egra731/
Negrjt731/
Negroa731/
Nogrey731/
Nagrie731/
Negrij731/
Niogre731/
Nigire731/
Nigret731/
Neigra731/
Nagrhe731/
Negrys731/
Nojgre731/
Nigrea730/
Negrich67203/
Naigere67203/
Neigert67143/
Negraia67139/
Negrych67130/
Negrais6794/
Neigher6754/
Gneiger6746/
Noghreh6740/
Negrycz6737/
Noghrey6729/
Negrysh6723/
Noghrei6714/
Negrușa677/
Neagher676/
Ngegher676/
Negraha675/
D'negri675/
Negrish674/
Nighere674/
Nageere673/
Nigresh672/
Neugier672/
Naingre671/
Neanger671/
Niguire671/
Ngehger671/
Naghreh671/
Nagreeh671/
Neinger670/

Negre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Negre in the Marathi language
नेगरेnegare-
Negre in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻜﺮﻩankrh33.33
ﺍﻟﻨﻜﺮﻩalnkrh33.33
ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺮalnqr33.33
Negre in the Russian language
Негреnegre-

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