Heigh Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Heigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3701:979,61972,663
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Scotland321:167,3079,494
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland261:143,9706,132
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Heigh (13) may also be a first name.

Heigh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heigh is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Heigh.

How Common Is The Last Name Heigh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 557,722nd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Heigh live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Heigh is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 370 people, or 1 in 979,619. In The United States Heigh is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 17 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Oregon, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent live and Scotland, where 6 percent live.

Heigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heigh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Heigh last name expanded 394 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heigh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heigh last name are 17.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Heigh earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning $49,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.95% less than the national average, earning $40,764 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheigh9126/
Heigth911/
Heuigh911/
High8926,548/
Hegh89398/
Heig89151/
Eigh897/
Haigh8021,731/
Heugh801,380/
Høegh80847/
Chigh8093/
Heikh8080/
Huigh8058/
Chegh8021/
Cheig8017/
Heagh8013/
Heegh8011/
Hiegh809/
Heihg806/
Heiug805/
Heigs802/
Heigz802/
Hyegh802/
Higth801/
Heisg801/
Hejgh801/
Eiigh801/
Kheig801/
Hoigh800/
Heigk800/
Heigt800/
Heg75597/
Eig75232/
Hig7585/
Egh7519/
Igh7516/
Cheikh7355,767/
Kheikh7315/
Ihiagh7313/
Cheugh7311/
Cheihk739/
Chiegh739/
Aheikh737/
Howegh734/
Ihyegh734/
Houegh732/
Ejiogh732/
Huijgh732/
Cheuig731/
Chuigh731/
Ahiegh731/
Hiyagh731/
Cheegh731/
Høgegh731/
Heyagh731/
Hayegh731/
Heigue731/
D'High731/
Khecgh731/
Ehiogh731/
Heihyk731/
Haaigh730/
Hagh6710,278/
Haig676,853/
Heeg673,673/
Hegg672,869/
Høeg67834/
Chig67493/
Yegh67440/
Heik67273/
Cheiakh67162/
Hoig67131/
Hygh67131/
Hegt67115/
Huig67103/
Cheikhe6793/
Heag6782/
Cheg6782/
Aegh6774/
Heix6766/
Khayegh6749/
Gigh6744/
Hekh6741/
Higg6740/
Jegh6737/
Cheickh6721/
Eagh6719/
Higs6717/
Eikh6716/
Hágh6711/
Aigh6710/
Cheuikh6710/
Jigh678/
Eigg677/
Hikh676/
Kheg675/
Hgig675/
Higt674/
Heic674/
Ejig674/
Hehg674/
Cheiekh672/
Eugh672/
Khig672/
Cheiikh672/
Hisg672/
Eiag672/
Hegs672/
Iogh672/
Hegp672/
Hehc672/
Eigt672/
Eegh672/
Cheihck671/
Jeig671/
Hecg671/
Isgh671/
Euig671/
Heug671/
Chheihk671/
Ikgh671/
Gegh671/
Heyg671/
Eijg671/
Uegh671/
Eigp671/
Eihg671/
Eiug671/
Eixh671/
Eygh671/
Eqgh671/
Heqh671/
Hhig671/
Hegc671/
Hegq671/
Hegx671/
Hegz671/
Hehk671/
Hejg671/
Hekg671/
Igph671/
Igth671/
Igxh671/
Ihgh671/
Hjeg671/
Hjgh671/
Hjig671/
Higq671/
Higx671/
Higz671/
Hihg671/
Yigh670/

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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 Heigh
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