Cahigas Surname

260,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cahigas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cahigas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,4451:70,06112,035
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Cahigas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cahigas has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cahigas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cahigas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 260,043rd most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,822,995 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Cahigas are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Cahigas is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,445 people, or 1 in 70,061. In The Philippines Cahigas is mostly found in: Ilocos, where 25 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 14 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 14 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Singapore, where 1 percent reside.

Cahigas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cahigas surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cahigas earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.07% less than the national average, earning $30,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning $47,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cahiga9265/
Cahigos8668/
Cahigad8641/
Cahegas864/
Cahigaz861/
Cauigas861/
Kahiga774,389/
Cahigo771/
Caengas712/
Cahingo712/
Kahigah712/
Kahigha711/
Kahoiga711/
Caega674/
Cahingoy671/

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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 Cahigas
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