Higaye Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Higaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 175 | 1:223,082 | 17,283 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Higaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Higaye occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/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 Higaye? popularity and diffusion
Higaye is the 1,290,735th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Higaye reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 223,082. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Butaleja District, where 54 percent live, Tororo District, where 24 percent live and Budaka District, where 8 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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 Higaye
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