Higeist Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Higeist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Higeist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higeist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Higeist occurs most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Higeist? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Higeist live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Higeist is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany Higeist is mostly concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 91 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Turkey, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiegeist | 93 | 49 | / |
| Heigeist | 93 | 1 | / |
| Higei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Highiest | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heidgeis | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hingei | 77 | 43 | / |
| Igehis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igei | 73 | 2,533 | / |
| Highiet | 71 | 39 | / |
| Hisgett | 71 | 5 | / |
| Iegeois | 71 | 1 | / |
| Higuehi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Higgiys | 71 | 0 | / |
| Chiggei | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hisge | 67 | 94 | / |
| Ingei | 67 | 47 | / |
| Uitgeest | 67 | 23 | / |
| Isget | 67 | 21 | / |
| Igeet | 67 | 17 | / |
| Higye | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hegei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chingjit | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gigei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igeie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Egeis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Igeai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hisehise | 67 | 2 | / |
| Higii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igeiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Engeuist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hinggett | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Higeist
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