Higgwe Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Higgwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Higgwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higgwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Higgwe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Higgwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,152,526th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Higgwe live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 74 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Ondo, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Higgwe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigwe | 83 | 1,443 | / |
| Hingwe | 83 | 133 | / |
| Heigwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Higgue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Higwer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Higgbe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Igwe | 80 | 360,950 | / |
| Heigwer | 77 | 63 | / |
| Chiegwe | 77 | 52 | / |
| Chuigwe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Higgbee | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chigweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ahaigwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igweh | 73 | 1,640 | / |
| Igwet | 73 | 204 | / |
| Higue | 73 | 162 | / |
| Higbe | 73 | 129 | / |
| Igwue | 73 | 90 | / |
| Igwee | 73 | 68 | / |
| Iggue | 73 | 43 | / |
| Jigwe | 73 | 17 | / |
| Igwea | 73 | 13 | / |
| Igkwe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Igwei | 73 | 6 | / |
| Uigwe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Igwie | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aigwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Igwwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iegwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ighwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oigwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Higve | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hikwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Higwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hegwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hugwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yigwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iggwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehgwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iggve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igwhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eigwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Higbee | 67 | 5,226 | / |
| Chikwe | 67 | 3,857 | / |
| Chigwa | 67 | 1,649 | / |
| Chegwe | 67 | 868 | / |
| Hegwer | 67 | 322 | / |
| Hingve | 67 | 134 | / |
| Chigwi | 67 | 116 | / |
| Chigbe | 67 | 109 | / |
| Higbea | 67 | 77 | / |
| Chigue | 67 | 75 | / |
| Higwit | 67 | 44 | / |
| Higbey | 67 | 42 | / |
| Haigue | 67 | 31 | / |
| Igw | 67 | 12 | / |
| Highbe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Huigbe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Inggue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hiogue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Huigue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ingwea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Higuey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aigwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oigewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igweee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uingwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oisgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hisgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Highwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hinkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heigue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igwest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aingwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higbei | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heigbe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Highwheat | 67 | 0 | / |
| Higgby | 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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- 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 Higgwe
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