Higga Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Higga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Higga (17) may also be a first name.
Higga Demographics
Average Higga Salary in
South Africa
R 19,056
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Higga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Higga (Hindi: हिग्गा) is more commonly found in Israel than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Higga? popularity and diffusion
Higga is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Higga reside; 30 percent reside in West Africa and 26 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Higga is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name Higga is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,222,519. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Northern District, where 100 percent are found. Besides Israel Higga is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 19 percent are found and Niger, where 19 percent are found.
Higga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Higga has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Higga Last Name Statistics demography
Higga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.98% less than the national average, earning R 19,056 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Higga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Higga in the Hindi language | ||
| हिग्गा | higga | - |
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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 Higga
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