Highberg Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Highberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Highberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Highberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Highberg is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Highberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Highberg is the 975,866th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. Highberg is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Highberg reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 1,575,908. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 27 percent are found, Minnesota, where 14 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent are found and Romania, where 0 percent are found.

Highberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Highberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Highberg last name increased 23,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Highberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Highberg surname are 14.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Highberg earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $41,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning $49,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Highbergh940/
Higberg9337/
Highburg88106/
Highverg881/
Heghberg880/
Highbargh821/
Ingberg80560/
Hegberg80285/
Jigberg8022/
Iggberg804/
Hugberg800/
Higborg800/
Häggberg75240/
Heagberg756/
Heggberg755/
Gingberg754/
Inhgberg751/
Hengberg751/
Hegberrg751/
Hughburg750/
Huggberg750/
Egberg7196/
Ygberg7160/
Engberg676,362/
Hegburg6749/
Ängberg6719/
Yngberg6718/
Jigborg6711/
Jägberg6710/
Ingburg674/
Ingberk674/
Igburgh671/
Hugborg670/
Eggberg670/
Gingburg636/
Häggborg632/
Engbeerg632/
Egbergue631/
Egborg5710/
Ugborg571/
Egburg571/
Engburg5311/
Igwerks534/
Engverg532/
Jegbjærg507/

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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 Highberg
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