Negru Surname

24,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Negru Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the name is 'black'. It comes from negru or nero, which means 'black' in Latin-based languages.

Negru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania14,5631:1,379175
Moldova5,1451:69235
Spain5591:83,6357,153
Russia4661:309,27731,471
Philippines2091:484,39357,696
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Transnistria1141:4,164728
Canada921:400,49635,373
France751:885,636103,228
Serbia591:121,1019,095
England501:1,114,36153,243
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Greece211:527,60966,013
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Austria101:851,54467,454
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Négru (1) are calculated separately.

Negru (59) may also be a first name.

Negru 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.

- cipivts

Negru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Negru (Russian: Негру) is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Négru. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Negru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,852nd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 335,383 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Negru live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Romanian Europe. Negru is also the 1,282,666th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 59 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 14,563 people, or 1 in 1,379. In Romania Negru is most frequent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent reside, Bacău County, where 5 percent reside and Timiș County, where 5 percent reside. Barring Romania this last name exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 24 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

Negru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Negru has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Negru last name increased 5,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Negru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Negru surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Negru surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Negru earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.5% less than the national average, earning €4,656 per year; in Norway they earn 27.37% less than the national average, earning 251,366 kr per year; in United States they earn 34.18% more than the national average, earning $57,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.23% less than the national average, earning $40,627 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Négru931/
Negrut912,561/
Negrau91551/
Negrus91228/
Negruț91169/
Negrou91112/
Negreu9115/
Negruz919/
Negruș918/
Negruş912/
Negrui912/
Negraud83102/
Negrusz8332/
Neagrau8310/
Negrușa837/
Negrush836/
Negrouz835/
Negrous834/
Negruch831/
Nagru8039/
Nigru808/
Negró803/
Neigraud7713/
Negrusch777/
Negrouch772/
Negrault771/
Nigrou731,398/
Negrão73553/
Negroe73443/
Negroo73284/
Niggru731/
Nigrud731/
Neigrault711/
Nageeru6711/
Nighrut672/
Nigroud671/
Négraud671/
Nigroo555/

Negru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Negru in the Russian language
Негруnegru-

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