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 surname Higam (Hindi: हीगां) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Higam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname 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. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 51 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Higam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis