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 surname Heighes is most common in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Heighes.

How Common Is The Last Name Heighes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heighes is the 577,768th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Heighes live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Heighes is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 254,420. In England it is primarily found 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 common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Peru, where 13 percent reside.

Heighes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heighes has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Heighes last name rose 534 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,640 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heighes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing 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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