Negros Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Negros Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Negros Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4961:204,10932,117
France481:1,383,807136,859
Greece421:263,80539,714
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Négros (3) are calculated separately.

Negros (30) may also be a first name.

Negros Last Name Facts

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

Negros has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also occur in the variant forms: Négros. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Negros? popularity and diffusion

The surname Negros is the 517,348th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,567,533 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Negros are found; 78 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 76 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

The surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 496 people, or 1 in 204,109. In The Philippines Negros is most frequent in: Eastern Visayas, where 44 percent live, Caraga, where 22 percent live and Calabarzon, where 9 percent live. Barring The Philippines this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent live and Greece, where 7 percent live.

Negros Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Negros has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Negros surname increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Negros Last Name Statistics demography

Negros earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Négros943/
Negroes927/
Negrous924/
Negro9121,329/
Negroo83284/
Negrus83228/
Negrou83112/
Negroi8321/
Negras8314/
Niegro839/
Negroy836/
Nnegro834/
Negroh832/
Neigro831/
Negroa831/
Negroz831/
Negrash77126/
Nigrosh7757/
Negrões7739/
Negrusz7732/
Nigrose7714/
Negrush776/
Negroce776/
Negrouz775/
Nagrosh773/
Negroth770/
Ngnegrosse751/
Nigro7317,615/
Negra731,286/
Nygro7322/
Négro735/
Negró733/
Negrusch717/
Negrutse717/
Negrouch712/
Nigrou671,398/
Negrau67551/
Neghra67303/
Negrouche67231/
Negraj67112/
Nagras6742/
Negrozova6729/
Negraa6725/
Neagra6716/
Negreu6715/
Negruz679/
Nigroh677/
Negrat676/
Nigroo675/
Negraz675/
Neagră674/
Negruş672/
N'Egra671/
Nigras671/
Neigra671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Negros
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