Higara Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Higara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Higara (15) may also be a first name.
Higara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Higara (Hindi: हिगरा, Oriya: ହିଗରା) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Higara? popularity and diffusion
Higara is the 2,876,555th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Higara reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 15 people.
The last name Higara is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Higara is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 37 percent reside and Japan, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Higara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Higara in the Hindi language | ||
| हिगरा | higara | - |
| Higara in the Oriya language | ||
| ହିଗରା | higara | - |
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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 Higara
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