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 surname Higai is found most frequently in Japan. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Higai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Higai is the 706,244th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. The last name Higai occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Higai reside; 67 percent reside in East Asia and 67 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,688,769th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 37 people.
The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried 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 occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs 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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