Higami Surname
Approximately 3,752 people bear this surname
Higami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,717 | 1:34,394 | 3,218 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Higami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Higami is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Higami? popularity and diffusion
The last name Higami is the 121,979th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,942,310 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Higami live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 3,717 people, or 1 in 34,394. In Japan it is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 44 percent live, Shiga Prefecture, where 9 percent live and Kyoto Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Other than Japan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigami | 92 | 53 | / |
| Khigami | 92 | 4 | / |
| Higasmi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hingami | 92 | 1 | / |
| Igami | 91 | 121 | / |
| Chingami | 86 | 13 | / |
| Chigamhi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jigami | 83 | 198 | / |
| Ingami | 83 | 34 | / |
| Iogami | 83 | 12 | / |
| Aigami | 83 | 9 | / |
| Iegami | 83 | 7 | / |
| Higama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ighami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gigami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chigama | 77 | 1,077 | / |
| Chigame | 77 | 83 | / |
| Haigama | 77 | 43 | / |
| Hengami | 77 | 8 | / |
| Higgama | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ingamai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jingami | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hugamai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Highama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yingami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yighami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aingami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khoigaimei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Igama | 73 | 3,230 | / |
| Egami | 73 | 756 | / |
| Ugami | 73 | 94 | / |
| Igame | 73 | 41 | / |
| Igemi | 73 | 35 | / |
| Igomi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Chingomi | 71 | 382 | / |
| Chigamha | 71 | 60 | / |
| Chigamhe | 71 | 39 | / |
| Chingame | 71 | 28 | / |
| Henghami | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chigamed | 71 | 2 | / |
| Uighamiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hojghami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ighama | 67 | 242 | / |
| Ighomi | 67 | 123 | / |
| Hegame | 67 | 45 | / |
| Aigama | 67 | 43 | / |
| Iggama | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ingame | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jigama | 67 | 26 | / |
| Egamai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yogami | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chingomai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yigemi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yigama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ugamai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Engami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igaama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eghami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uegami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hygama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ighame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igemie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igameh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gegami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egaimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egamit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iegame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igomit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igamaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegama | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Higami
- 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