Heighes Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Heighes Surname Definition:

V. Heyes

Heighes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:254,42020,501
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Peru711:447,66413,485
Canada411:898,67368,969
Australia351:771,30649,759
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Heighes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Heyes

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Heighes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heighes occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Heighes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heighes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 577,768th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Heighes are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Heighes is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 254,420. In England it is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 29 percent reside, Greater London, where 18 percent reside and Surrey, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account England Heighes is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Peru, where 13 percent reside.

Heighes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heighes has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Heighes last name increased 534 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heighes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heighes last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Heighes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 122.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,081 per year; in United States they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $46,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning $46,350 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heiges92509/
Heghes92270/
Highes92104/
Heghies8630/
Huighes8611/
Heughes8610/
Haighes867/
Henghes866/
Hueghes865/
Heisges862/
Heghess861/
Heighis860/
Higes83235/
Eiges8371/
Heges8313/
Eghes831/
Hainghes800/
Henges77296/
Haiges77191/
Inghes7794/
Heghis7791/
Heigis7782/
Hegues7747/
Hegheş7741/
Hegeds7733/
Heuges7733/
Huiges7731/
Hinges7730/
Higges7716/
Haghes778/
Cheges778/
Hegesh777/
Hoeges775/
Hegges774/
Hyghes774/
Hoiges773/
Aighes772/
Hieges771/
Higest771/
Enghes771/
Hegess771/
Heages770/
Haeges770/
Eigest770/
Eges7373/
Iges7316/
Chinges71155/
Heugues71107/
Hengesh7162/
Chegues7150/
Houghes7139/
Hegedős7134/
Chigges7121/
Heagies7118/
Huyghes7114/
Haughes7113/
Heghuis717/
Hegedûs714/
Higuese713/
Hennges713/
Heghieş712/
Haghess711/
Heggest711/
Ighesse711/
Haigues711/
Engehes711/
Chegies711/
Hegiche711/
Gaighes711/
Huinges711/
Higgeys710/
Higgues710/
Heugess710/
Heguest710/
Heusges710/
Egues672,022/
Jeges67523/
Hages67421/
Enges67146/
Inges67134/
Geges67106/
Egges67103/
Igges6764/
Eyges6761/
Hengesch6758/
Yeges6745/
Igies6738/
Jiges6736/
Aiges6734/
Oeges6730/
Giges6723/
Igess6721/
Igesz6721/
Chengges6717/
Egesz6715/
Egesø6711/
Igese678/
Aghes676/
Hegis675/
Egese675/
Igues675/
Egies675/
Egees674/
Chenghis674/
Egesh673/
Higis671/
Eages671/
Eigis671/
Euges671/
Aiaghese671/
Ioges671/
Aeges670/
Hegez670/
Egest670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heighes
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