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
Higgwe occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Higgwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,152,526th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Higgwe reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Higgwe is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 2,683,981. In Nigeria Higgwe is mostly found in: Rivers, where 74 percent are found, Lagos, where 11 percent are found and Ondo, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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