Higal Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Higal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Higal (80) may also be a first name.
Higal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Higal (Hindi: हीगल, Marathi: िहगल, Oriya: ଦିଗାଲ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Higal.
How Common Is The Last Name Higal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Higal live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 80 people.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 36 percent are found, Gujarat, where 29 percent are found and Odisha, where 21 percent are found. Beside India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Higal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Higal in the Marathi language | ||
| िहगल | ihagala | - |
| Higal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦିଗାଲ | digala | 50 |
| ହିଗାଳ | higala | 50 |
| Higal in the Hindi language | ||
| हीगल | higala | 40 |
| हिगल | higala | 40 |
| हीगला | higala | 20 |
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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 Higal
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