Higana Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Higana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 134 | 1:755,509 | 74,327 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Higana (22) may also be a first name.
Higana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Higana is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Higana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,537,949th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name Higana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Higana live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 22 people.
Higana is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 755,509. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Caraga, where 86 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 7 percent are found and Davao Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Higana
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