Higam Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Higam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Higam (51) may also be a first name.
Higam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Higam (Hindi: हीगां) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Higam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Higam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Higam is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Higam live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Higam is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 51 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Higam is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Higam occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Higam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Higam in the Hindi language | ||
| हीगां | higam | 50 |
| हिगां | higam | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Higam
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