Nêga Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Nêga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nêga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Nega (95,732), Néga (2) & Negá (1) are calculated separately.

Nêga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nêga is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Nega, Néga or Negá. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nêga? popularity and diffusion

Nêga is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Nêga are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 83 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Federal District, where 20 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 20 percent are found and Paraíba, where 20 percent are found. Besides Brazil this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nega9295,732/
Néga922/
Negá831/
Niga752,977/
Nyga751,785/
Nêgo755/
Njga751/
Nigat6714,059/
Naiga6714,039/
Neaga673,481/
Negat672,952/
Nigay671,958/
Nigai671,842/
Negga671,597/
Nhiga671,284/
Negaz671,182/
Nigah67888/
Ngiga67793/
Negad67750/
Nigga67316/
Nayga67301/
Niega67242/
Nyoga67236/
Nigha67221/
Negas67173/
Negai67159/
Nigad67134/
Nigoa67125/
Negha67110/
Negaa67102/
Negah6791/
Negay6783/
Nikga6779/
Nniga6755/
Ngega6752/
Nigau6748/
Negau6737/
Nigas6732/
Negoa6730/
Nhega6730/
Nägga6722/
Gnega6719/
Nuiga6717/
Neiga679/
Noiga677/
Neega677/
Nesga676/
Nigap675/
Nnega673/
Nigaj673/
Nigaa673/
Gniga673/
Nioga671/
Nisga671/
Négaa671/
Hniga671/
Nêggo671/

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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 Nêga
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