Negre Surname
Approximately 8,411 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,890 | 1:17,075 | 1,870 |
| Philippines | 1,616 | 1:62,647 | 10,621 |
| Spain | 1,552 | 1:30,124 | 3,071 |
| Romania | 517 | 1:38,835 | 4,953 |
| Brazil | 243 | 1:880,964 | 31,711 |
| Argentina | 173 | 1:247,072 | 20,033 |
| United States | 161 | 1:2,251,298 | 140,756 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Hungary | 24 | 1:409,012 | 27,854 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
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.
- cipivtsNegre Demographics
Average Negre Salary in
United States
$34,611 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Negre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Negre Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Negre (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻜﺮﻩ, Marathi: नेगरे, Russian: Негре) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Nègre, Negré or Négré. For other potential spellings of Negre click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Negre? popularity and diffusion
The surname Negre is the 59,943rd most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 866,430 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Negre reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Negre is also the 683,417th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 178 people.
The last name Negre is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 3,890 people, or 1 in 17,075. In France Negre is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 43 percent live, Île-de-France, where 19 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 17 percent live. Outside of France Negre exists in 55 countries. It also occurs 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 share of the population with the last name increased 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Negre Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Negre surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Negre surname are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.05% registered with the political 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
Negre Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Negre in the Marathi language | ||
| नेगरे | negare | - |
| Negre in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻜﺮﻩ | ankrh | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻜﺮﻩ | alnkrh | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺮ | alnqr | 33.33 |
| Negre in the Russian language | ||
| Негре | negre | - |
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