Higano Surname

124,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Higano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,6051:35,4633,279
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Higano Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Higano Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Higano is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Higano.

How Common Is The Last Name Higano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 124,737th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,994,948 people. The surname Higano occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Higano live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 3,605 people, or 1 in 35,463. In Japan Higano is primarily found in: Tochigi Prefecture, where 52 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found and Ibaraki Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Japan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Higano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Higano last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Higano earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 112.44% more than the national average, earning $91,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $52,425 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haigano922/
Igano91614/
Hinganou861/
Iganoy831,152/
Higana83135/
Igango83131/
Ighano8314/
Iganop833/
Higono832/
Jigano832/
Iogano831/
Hegano831/
Ihgano831/
Uigano831/
Haigana7714/
Ighanoj777/
Hingono772/
Hingana772/
Hengano771/
Higanga771/
Highana771/
Giganoo771/
Higonot771/
Jingano771/
Inganoy771/
Aigango771/
Igana731,391/
Igono731,287/
Egano73585/
Ygano7367/
Hinggana713/
Hoigonou711/
Gaigango711/
Ginganuo711/
Yigangou711/
Jingaino711/
Highanga711/
Iganga671,146/
Igonoh67460/
Egango67286/
Hainghono67231/
Hegana67194/
Igongo67125/
Higona67117/
Ingana67110/
Iganah6797/
Ingono6751/
Jigana6742/
Iganna6725/
Gigana6722/
Iganas6720/
Aigana6717/
Ighana678/
Igonot677/
Isgana675/
Ighono674/
Iggana673/
Hegono673/
Eganot672/
Igaana672/
Igauna671/
Igonoa671/
Eugano671/
Igonno671/
Oigana671/
Iganap671/
Yigana671/
Eganou671/
Eghano671/

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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 Higano
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