Negris Surname

565,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Greece

Negris Surname Definition:

NEGRIS: "An Ionian named Negris, on becoming resident amongst us, anglicised his name to Black, and has left descendants who occupy a respectable position in society, without anything but their dark hair to indicate their close connection with the Yeneto-Hellenic stock.

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Negris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3701:578,57921,586
Greece951:116,62919,564
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Négris (1) & Nêgris (1) are calculated separately.

Negris (55) may also be a first name.

Negris Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

NEGRIS: "An Ionian named Negris, on becoming resident amongst us, anglicised his name to Black, and has left descendants who occupy a respectable position in society, without anything but their dark hair to indicate their close connection with the Yeneto-Hellenic stock." Folks of Shields.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Negris Last Name Facts

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

Negris occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Négris or Nêgris. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Negris? popularity and diffusion

The surname Negris is the 565,092nd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,013,475 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Negris live; 70 percent live in South America and 66 percent live in Luso-South America. Negris is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 55 people.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 370 people, or 1 in 578,579. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Espírito Santo, where 70 percent are found, Mato Grosso, where 8 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 6 percent are found. Other than Brazil it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Negris Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Negris surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

Negris earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning $45,666 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Négris941/
Nêgris941/
Negrais9294/
Negrish924/
Negreis921/
Negri9150,432/
Niegreis861/
Negrei83986/
Negrit83412/
Negrii83341/
Nigris83269/
Negres83170/
Negrie83139/
Negriy83117/
Nogris8346/
Negriz8340/
Negrai8338/
Negroi8321/
Neigri838/
Negric837/
Nagris834/
Negrio833/
Gnegri832/
Negrui832/
Negrij831/
Negrys831/
Niegreisz8035/
Negrich77203/
Negraia77139/
Negrões7739/
Negrysh7723/
Negrese7711/
Nigriss775/
Nagrish775/
Nigrish775/
D'negri775/
Negricz772/
Negre738,411/
Nigri731,713/
Negra731,286/
Negry7394/
Négri7315/
Negré733/
Negresse714/
Negriche711/
Negreich711/
Neighrit710/
Nygreist710/
Negrea6713,718/
Negret671,588/
Negrey67914/
Neghra67303/
Negraj67112/
Negray6784/
Nigres6768/
Negreţ6764/
Negreş6739/
Negreș6730/
Negraa6725/
Neigre6720/
Nagriz6717/
Neugre6716/
Neagra6716/
Negreu6715/
Negreț678/
Negroy676/
Nagres675/
Neagră674/
Neghre674/
Nigrei674/
Negrej673/
Nigrio672/
Nygres672/
Niegre671/
Nigrisová671/
N'Egra671/
Negrjt671/
Negroa671/
Nigrit671/
Negrer671/
Nogres671/
Negred671/
Negree671/
Negrep671/
Negrez671/
Nigrai671/
Gnegre671/
Neigra671/
Niogri671/

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