Negro Surname

25,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Negro Surname User-submission:

The surname Negro is of Italian and Spanish origin. In Italian, negro means 'black', while in Spanish, it can also mean 'black' or be used as a surname indicating a person with dark or black hair.

Negro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3,9651:15,4242,553
Argentina2,9631:14,4261,292
Angola2,7611:9,7751,207
Philippines2,4101:42,0086,646
Spain2,1361:21,8882,376
Brazil1,3901:154,0105,900
France1,1401:58,2667,799
United States9471:382,74433,767
Portugal5001:20,8361,443
Uruguay3821:8,9841,010
Colombia3751:127,3984,064
Switzerland3461:23,7373,752
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Peru1001:317,84111,563
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Paraguay901:80,4082,006
Australia841:321,37727,634
Mexico831:1,495,49616,204
Guatemala741:217,3333,956
England701:795,97243,050
Canada691:533,99444,923
Venezuela651:464,6789,130
Algeria611:633,30439,663
Croatia561:75,51113,210
Poland391:974,58370,126
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Israel291:295,09125,768
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Slovenia231:108,16011,945
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
El Salvador121:528,6573,007
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Albania101:291,40615,585
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Monaco91:4,118434
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Panama41:978,06412,245
China41:341,830,39216,990
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Négro (5) & Negró (3) are calculated separately.

Negro (1,436) may also be a first name.

Negro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Negro is of Italian and Spanish origin. In Italian, negro means 'black', while in Spanish, it can also mean 'black' or be used as a surname indicating a person with dark or black hair.

- yusufolia

Negro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Negro (Georgian: ნეგრო) has its highest incidence in Italy. It can occur in the variant forms: Négro or Negró. For other possible spellings of Negro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Negro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,291st most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 341,673 people. Negro is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Negro are found; 31 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 19 percent are found in Italic Europe. Negro is also the 205,926th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 1,436 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 3,965 people, or 1 in 15,424. In Italy Negro is mostly concentrated in: Piedmont, where 35 percent are found, Apulia, where 25 percent are found and Lombardy, where 10 percent are found. Not including Italy Negro is found in 91 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 14 percent are found and Angola, where 13 percent are found.

Negro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Negro has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Negro last name expanded 3,157 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Negro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Negro are 7.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.87% registered with the party.

The amount Negro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.68% more than the national average, earning €48,852 per year; in Peru they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,786 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $23,074,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $46,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.68% more than the national average, earning $50,020 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Négro935/
Negró933/
Negros91630/
Negroo91284/
Negrou91112/
Negroi9121/
Niegro919/
Negroy916/
Nnegro914/
Negroh912/
Neigro911/
Negroz911/
Negroa911/
Negrouz835/
Negrous834/
Negroth830/
Nigro8017,615/
Negra801,286/
Nagro801,097/
Nygro8022/
Nogro801/
Negrouch772/
Nigrou731,398/
Negrau73551/
Neghra73303/
Nagroo73168/
Negraa7325/
Neagra7316/
Negreu7315/
Negras7314/
Nagroy7313/
Nigroh737/
Negrat736/
Negraz735/
Nigroo735/
Neagră734/
Négros733/
Naghro732/
Neigra731/
N'Egra731/
Negrash67126/
Negraud67102/
Nigrosh6757/
Negrões6739/
Neagrau6710/
Negraha675/
Nigroud671/
Ngeghra671/

Negro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Negro in the Georgian language
ნეგროnegro-

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