Nigro Surname

30,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Nigro Surname User-submission:

Nigro is an Italian surname, that comes from the word nigri, which means 'black'. It is believed that it was given to a group of people with very dark hair or darker skin complexion.

Nigro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0961:51,0796,164
Italy4,0581:15,0712,473
Argentina2,2001:19,4291,644
Brazil1,3661:156,7166,027
Canada5441:67,7317,803
France3861:172,08026,779
Algeria3541:109,12915,834
Australia3531:76,4758,947
Switzerland2361:34,8005,071
Germany2081:387,04536,194
Venezuela1251:241,6336,087
Uruguay1021:33,6453,884
England961:580,39635,131
Belgium811:141,93420,189
Colombia731:654,4397,823
Spain581:806,07033,159
Peru391:814,97817,459
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Wales71:442,07621,198
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
San Marino21:16,607796
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Nigro (306) may also be a first name.

Nigro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nigro is an Italian surname, that comes from the word nigri, which means 'black'. It is believed that it was given to a group of people with very dark hair or darker skin complexion.

- paty_bn3

The surname, Nigro, means 'black'.

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Nigro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nigro (Hindi: निगरो, Russian: Нигро) is found most in The United States. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nigro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nigro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,326th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 413,713 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Nigro reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Nigro is also the 503,193rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 306 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 7,096 people, or 1 in 51,079. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 21 percent reside, New Jersey, where 10 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 71 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 23 percent reside and Argentina, where 12 percent reside.

Nigro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nigro has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nigro last name expanded 37,347 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nigro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nigro surname are 0.88999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nigro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning €30,994 per year; in Peru they earn 140.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,624 per year; in South Africa they earn 272.74% more than the national average, earning R 885,780 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.66% more than the national average, earning $24,896,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.34% more than the national average, earning $50,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.26% more than the national average, earning $55,279 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nigrou911,398/
Niegro919/
Nigroh917/
Nigroo915/
Neigro911/
Nigrosh8357/
Nigroud831/
Negro8021,329/
Nigra801,106/
Nugro8060/
Nygro8022/
Négro805/
Negros73630/
Negroo73284/
Nugroh73135/
Nugrho73115/
Negrou73112/
Negroi7321/
Nigrah7313/
Negroy736/
Nnegro734/
Nigrat733/
Négros733/
Negroh732/
Nigras731/
Naigra731/
Neigra731/
Nighra731/
Negroz731/
Nugroo731/
Negroa731/
Negrouz675/
Negrous674/
Nigrath671/
Negroth670/

Nigro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nigro in the Hindi language
निगरोnigaro-
Nigro in the Russian language
Нигроnigro-

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