Highly Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Highly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Highly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Iran541:1,421,89957,683
Trinidad and Tobago151:90,9326,341
England61:9,286,343223,652
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Barbados11:287,4482,772
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Highly (32) may also be a first name.

Highly Last Name Facts

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

Highly is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Highly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,353,468th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Highly are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 32 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 4,707,259. In The United States it is most common in: Iowa, where 23 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 33 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 9 percent are found.

Highly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Highly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 21 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Highly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Highly last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.

Highly earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $47,953 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Highley922,994/
Heighly923/
Higly914/
Heighley8627/
Hinghley861/
Higley836,496/
Jighly831/
Higloy831/
Highla831/
Chigly830/
Higlay830/
Hiegly830/
Hyghly830/
Higgly830/
Hingly830/
Igly800/
Hingley772,141/
Haigley7779/
Heigley7777/
Highler7728/
Higgley779/
Chigley775/
Hiogley773/
Heghley771/
Heughly771/
Highles771/
Higleys771/
Hihgley771/
Aighley771/
Hiegley770/
Heighle770/
Haighle770/
Higle73363/
Hegly7370/
Iglay7354/
Higli7322/
Ighli733/
Ingly733/
Igley732/
Iggly731/
Iglóy731/
Igloy731/
Hégly731/
Ighle731/
Gigly731/
Higla731/
Aigly730/
Eigly730/
Chyoghly7111/
Highless711/
Chinglay711/
Haighler711/
Heighler710/
Chingley710/
Heughley710/
Hingle671,344/
Ingley67698/
Heigle67410/
Higler67244/
Heugly67198/
Hegley67138/
Inglay6781/
Hiegle6742/
Gigley6738/
Haigli6733/
Chigle6725/
Higleh6717/
Huigle6715/
Eghlyi6712/
Yingly679/
Hengly678/
Jingly677/
Higles675/
Heigli675/
Haigle674/
Hingli674/
Higlet674/
Higgle672/
Chigli672/
Huigla671/
Ighles671/
Iglych671/
Ighlis671/
Heagly671/
Inghle671/
Higlee671/
Aiglya671/
Higlis670/
Aigley670/
Heglay670/
Hygley670/
Higlie670/

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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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  • 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 Highly
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