Negrete Surname

6,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Negrete Surname Definition:

One who came from Negrete (small black place), in Spain; one who has a dark or swarthy complexion.

From the Spanish "negro" - black. Could be the diminutive form of this adjective - "little black one."

Diminutive of "negro" meaning black.

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Negrete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico48,8511:2,541368
United States12,6061:28,7533,570
Colombia11,9731:3,990635
Chile4,1341:4,261589
Ecuador3,3821:4,703793
Bolivia3,0221:3,513547
Argentina1,9861:21,5221,795
Spain1,8481:25,2992,660
Venezuela9301:32,4781,928
Peru8031:39,5823,707
Philippines7841:129,13022,042
Paraguay4131:17,522755
Brazil3061:699,58925,707
Panama741:52,8682,534
Cuba551:209,5044,357
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Canada411:898,67368,969
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
France181:3,690,151224,666
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137

Negrete (118) may also be a first name.

Negrete Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Negrete (small black place), in Spain; one who has a dark or swarthy complexion.

From the Spanish "negro" - black. Could be the diminutive form of this adjective - "little black one."

Diminutive of "negro" meaning black.

Castilian name from mountains of Santander.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Negrete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Negrete is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Negrete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Negrete? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,199th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,767 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Negrete reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 859,937th most common first name at a global level It is held by 118 people.

This surname is most common in Mexico, where it is carried by 48,851 people, or 1 in 2,541. In Mexico Negrete is most prevalent in: Guanajuato, where 29 percent reside, México, where 12 percent reside and Mexico City, where 10 percent reside. Beside Mexico this last name is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Colombia, where 13 percent reside.

Negrete Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Negrete surname are 42.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Negrete earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 45.69% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,242 per year; in Colombia they earn 28.9% less than the national average, earning $16,141,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.13% less than the national average, earning $37,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.49% less than the national average, earning $45,465 CAD per year.

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Negreite931/
Negrethe931/
Negreete931/
Niegrete931/
Negretee931/
Neggrete931/
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Negret921,588/
Negrettez8827/
Negrettes882/
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Negerte861/
Negretti804,473/
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Negretty80181/
Negreata8029/
Negretis802/
Nigrette801/
Nagrette801/
Negretta800/
Negrit77412/
Negreţ7764/
Negert778/
Négret772/
Negrjt771/
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Negred771/
Negretova756/
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Niegert7121/
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Nigrite713/
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Negregy712/
Nigreta711/
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Negrity711/
Négrate711/
Negerty710/
Negrotti67183/
Nigretti6779/
Negratti6710/
Negritti675/
Niegiert671/
Nagratee671/
Neighrit670/
Nygreist670/

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