Higbey Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Higbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Higbey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Higbey is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Higbey? popularity and diffusion

Higbey is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Higbey live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England it is most common in: Gloucestershire, where 42 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 32 percent live and City of Bristol, where 26 percent live. Without taking into account England Higbey occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Higbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Higbey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higby913,121/
Higbe91129/
Igbey911/
Higbee835,226/
Higbie831,149/
Chigbe83109/
Highby8388/
Higbea8377/
Igbeyi8345/
Higbed8314/
Highbe838/
Huigbe837/
Igbeye835/
Igbeya835/
Higuey832/
Hugbey831/
Igbeyo831/
Hiegbe831/
Hingbe831/
Higbei830/
Higbye830/
Higgbe830/
Heigbe830/
Higbay830/
Higgby830/
Igbe806,559/
Igby802/
Chigbeu77283/
Chigbue77246/
Chiegbe7763/
Ohiegbe7738/
Chiguey7735/
Chingbe7715/
Haigbea7711/
Highbee776/
Yigbeya774/
Hieggby773/
Jigbeye773/
Higgbee772/
Cheigbe772/
Aigbeya772/
Highbie771/
Haigbee771/
Chigbeh771/
Chigbie771/
Ingbeya771/
Aigbe7311,545/
Eigbe731,087/
Hegbe73987/
Igber73910/
Igbeh73224/
Higue73162/
Ingbe73141/
Jigbe73100/
Igbee7397/
Igbei7367/
Higba7333/
Igboe7327/
Egbey7327/
Igbes7322/
Igbue7315/
Igbea7312/
Igbye739/
Ingby736/
Iguey736/
Igvey735/
Gigby735/
Yigbe735/
Hegby734/
Igbed734/
Igbeu734/
Higve732/
Hugby732/
Gigbe732/
Igbay732/
Igwey731/
Aigby731/
Iegbe731/
Hugbe731/
Igbie731/
Oigbe731/
Isgbe731/
Hägby731/
Igbeï731/
Igboy731/
Yigby731/
Hygby730/
Higbi730/
Chegbeyi7119/
Chigweya712/
Chingbea711/
Chigboya711/
Hingbiya711/
Hingbaye711/
Chiegbeu711/
Chigwe671,443/
Chegbe67401/
Igbayo67237/
Ugbeye67221/
Igbaya67171/
Igboyi67171/
Chigba67170/
Hingve67134/
Hingwe67133/
Igbowe67124/
Higbid6787/
Higgwe6777/
Chigue6775/
Igbeer6758/
Igbeji6753/
Gaigbe6751/
Egbeye6748/
Igbuya6739/
Oigebe6736/
Igboje6732/
Haigue6731/
Yigbea6728/
Jingbe6727/
Ugbeya6725/
Igbiya6724/
Igbeha6721/
Igbeje6720/
Aigbeh6719/
Egbeyi6717/
Igbaje6715/
Igboye6714/
Goigbe6714/
Hegbee6713/
Higbai6711/
Hegber677/
Chingweyi676/
Igbayi676/
Igbaue676/
Hiogue675/
Igboyo674/
Igbeja674/
Ugbeyo674/
Hingba674/
Huigue674/
Gingby674/
Igbeia673/
Aingbe673/
Aisgbe673/
Heigwe673/
Igweyi673/
Igbehe672/
Egbeya672/
Egbeyo672/
Ishgbe672/
Aigbae672/
Heggby672/
Igweye672/
Chinghuey671/
Igbaye671/
Heagbe671/
Jigbeh671/
Gigbee671/
Jegbey671/
Eigbue671/
Igbaeh671/
Igbeie671/
Igboya671/
Aaigbe671/
Gigboy671/
Igbeeh671/
Igbiye671/
Higgue671/
Uigbeh671/
Igbhee671/
Hisgue671/
Higuea671/
Hegbay671/
Heigue671/
Ingbeh671/
Yigbei671/
Yigbeu671/
Gigbea671/
Gingbe671/
Engbey671/
Eshgby671/
Chigwy671/
Jaigbe671/
Igbuje671/
Igbest671/
Igbije671/
Eigbee671/
Aigbed671/
Aigbie671/
Yigebe671/
Hengby671/
Igbhyt671/
Hegbie670/
Hughby670/
Hugbee670/
Higwer670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Higbey
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