Ehigie Surname

79,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ehigie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ehigie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,0341:29,3572,469
United States591:6,143,372295,589
England471:1,185,49155,443
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Ehigie (870) may also be a first name.

Ehigie Last Name Facts

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

Ehigie is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ehigie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehigie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 79,026th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,179,596 people. The surname Ehigie is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ehigie reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ehigie is also the 275,855th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 870 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,034 people, or 1 in 29,357. In Nigeria Ehigie is mostly found in: Edo, where 87 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Delta, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Ehigie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ehigie are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Ehigie earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.68% less than the national average, earning R 138,600 per year and in United States they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $40,366 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ehiegie9219/
Ehighie9218/
Ehige9137/
Ehigi914/
Ehighe8372/
Ehegie839/
Ehigai839/
Ehinge836/
Ehiege833/
Eaigie831/
Ehiegi831/
Ehigui831/
Ehingi831/
Ehaige831/
Ahigie831/
Egie80113/
Ehegihe773/
Ehigues772/
Ehighai771/
Ahoigie771/
Hiegiey771/
Ehingai771/
Ehioghe771/
Ehesgie771/
Ohige73123/
Hiege7374/
Ehiga7357/
Eugie7311/
Geige7311/
Jeige736/
Egieh733/
Ahigi732/
Eoige731/
Ohigi731/
Ehege731/
Geigi731/
Jhigi731/
Jhige731/
Euige730/
Ehioghea7115/
Ehioghai716/
Ege6725,237/
Egi675,541/
Hieger67701/
Jegier67467/
Jeigui67222/
Ahighi67141/
Ehengi6768/
Ihegie6767/
Jhigai6724/
Jeiger6718/
Hoaige6718/
Ehenge679/
Hjaige675/
Geoige674/
Jhigiy674/
Eijege673/
Hyiger672/
Jaigie671/
Juigie671/
Yegier671/
Yehgeh671/
Ahigoi671/
Hjingi671/
Iyogie671/
Jhaige671/
Hieges671/
Ihingi671/
Hieghe671/
Hiinge671/
Ehigay671/
Yiegie671/
Yoegie671/
Ohoigi671/
Hieged671/
Iegier671/
Hiegui671/

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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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  • 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 Ehigie
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