Higai Surname
Approximately 416 people bear this surname
Higai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 277 | 1:461,532 | 13,881 |
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Higai (37) may also be a first name.
Higai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Higai is found most frequently in Japan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Higai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 706,244th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 17,518,139 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Higai are found; 67 percent are found in East Asia and 67 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Higai is also the 1,688,769th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 37 people.
Higai is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 461,532. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Chiba Prefecture, where 36 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 23 percent reside and Yamanashi Prefecture, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Higai
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