Négro Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Négro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Négro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Negro (21,329) & Negró (3) are calculated separately.

Négro Last Name Facts

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

Négro is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Negro or Negró. For other possible spellings of Négro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Négro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Négro occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Négro live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Négro is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,106,458. In Switzerland Négro is most numerous in: Canton of Fribourg, where 50 percent reside and Canton of Vaud, where 50 percent reside. Barring Switzerland Négro is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 20 percent reside and Belgium, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Negro9321,329/
Négros913/
Negró873/
Nigro8017,615/
Nagro801,097/
Nygro8022/
Négra802/
Nogro801/
Nigrou731,398/
Negros73630/
Negroo73284/
Nagroo73168/
Negrou73112/
Negroi7321/
Nagroy7313/
Niegro739/
Nigroh737/
Negroy736/
Nigroo735/
Nnegro734/
Naghro732/
Negroh732/
Neigro731/
Negroz731/
Negroa731/
Nigrosh6757/
Negrouz675/
Negrous674/
Nigroud671/
Négraud671/
Negroth670/

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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
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  • 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 Négro
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