Highet Surname

367,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Highet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Highet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
England2041:273,12821,453
Australia2031:132,98414,423
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Scotland801:66,9235,243
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Chile201:880,82418,509
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2331:16,0651,746
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Highet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Highet is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Highet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 367,166th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,428,691 people. The surname Highet occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Highet live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 1,388,732. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 18 percent live, Minnesota, where 14 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Highet occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 21 percent live.

Highet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Highet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Highet last name expanded 2,008 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 971 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 66 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Highet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Highet surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Highet surname are 1.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Highet earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.63% more than the national average, earning $49,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning $55,779 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Highett92238/
Chighet9265/
Highiet9239/
Hieghet921/
Higheat920/
Highe91136/
Higuet83540/
Huighe8383/
Chighe8311/
Heighe837/
Heiget833/
Haighe831/
Hieghe831/
Highee831/
Hinget831/
Ighete831/
Higest831/
Inghet831/
Higget830/
Highit830/
Higett830/
Ighe801,019/
Hige80737/
Iget801/
Chigete77183/
Chinghe7766/
Hicguet7749/
Huijghe7730/
Heigher7723/
Higgett7721/
Huighes7711/
Chieghe779/
Haighes777/
Hisgett775/
Chiguet774/
Hinghed772/
Heghett771/
Hugheth771/
Highite771/
Chigher771/
Chigheu771/
Cheghet771/
Chaighe771/
Chaiget771/
Huighey770/
Hinge7320,390/
Huget73835/
Ighit73583/
Huige73314/
Higer73269/
Inget73262/
Higes73235/
Ighed73171/
Eghet73125/
Hisge7394/
Hiege7374/
Gighe7369/
Iguet7366/
Higie7336/
Haige7335/
Inghe7335/
Igete7335/
Higey7330/
Chige7329/
Isget7321/
Heige7321/
Giget7320/
Heghe7319/
Igeet7317/
Higye7315/
Hoige7314/
Igheh7311/
Aighe739/
Highy738/
Higit737/
Aiget737/
Highi735/
Higge734/
Isghe733/
Jighe733/
Higea732/
Higih732/
Hyghe731/
Igett731/
Ighey731/
Hüget731/
Yighe731/
Higha731/
Ihget731/
Higishte7120/
Hughhett713/
Higeshte711/
Higuette711/
Chighait711/
Chinghit711/
Highyste710/
Hugghett710/
Hinggett710/
Ige6751,152/
Huyghe678,358/
Huigje67651/
Heiges67509/
Isgett67469/
Cheghe67423/
Higuit67411/
Jiguet67359/
Chiege67281/
Chiger67277/
Chinge67275/
Heghes67270/
Heiger67225/
Haiges67191/
Hainge67173/
Heghea67150/
Hugget6791/
Hingey6776/
Igette6769/
Haiger6763/
Higger6756/
Heughe6755/
Ikoghe6752/
Hayghe6744/
Hegheş6741/
Hugett6733/
Huiges6731/
Hegheș6731/
Higier6727/
Eigher6725/
Ohiege6722/
Hinnge6718/
Hégető6717/
Higges6716/
Hishge6713/
Hughed6712/
Higuez6712/
Chigge6710/
Choige6710/
Jighit678/
Higuye678/
Higged678/
Higgit677/
Yinghe677/
Huiger677/
Jinget677/
Chaige676/
Hugeth676/
Chighi676/
Hjaige675/
Higgih675/
Chigha675/
Chigee675/
Chigit675/
Hugiet675/
Hyghes674/
Gigett674/
Ainghe674/
Higuer674/
Hingit674/
Hoiges673/
Chigie673/
Igeher673/
Ighehe673/
Ehiege673/
Haigie672/
Uinget672/
Aigher672/
Hoiger672/
Jigget672/
Henghe672/
Highay672/
Higuey672/
Aighes672/
Gigget672/
Khighi672/
Higeyi672/
Igeete672/
Jinghe672/
Chaighead671/
Heghey671/
Jhaige671/
Hoyghe671/
Huighi671/
Einget671/
Yinget671/
Chigey671/
Hégete671/
Igueth671/
Higuea671/
Hieged671/
Inghed671/
Haigha671/
Aiguet671/
Chigea671/
Cheige671/
Jaiget671/
Iguete671/
Highio671/
Eighey670/
Haighy670/
Higgee670/
Eigest670/
Higgey670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Highet
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