Highman Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Highman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Highman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4341:835,15963,868
England1161:480,32831,110
Australia841:321,37727,634
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France21:33,211,361423,184
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Highman (96) may also be a first name.

Highman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Highman is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Highman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 494,499th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,909,500 people. The last name Highman is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Highman reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Highman is also the 968,397th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 96 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 835,159. In The United States Highman is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 37 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Highman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Highman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Highman last name increased 556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Highman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Highman last name are 18.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.14% registered to vote for the party.

Highman earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $41,419 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hisghman9323/
Heighman932/
Hinghman931/
Highmann930/
Higman921,890/
Ighman923/
Hughman8637/
Heigman8610/
Hingman865/
Highmam863/
Higgman861/
Haigman861/
Ighmane861/
Hiegman860/
Highmon860/
Eighman860/
Inghman860/
Igman8343/
Hingmann8093/
Chingman8058/
Heghmann8025/
Chicgman803/
Hijgeman802/
Henghman801/
Heigmann801/
Heingman800/
Haingman800/
Heigeman800/
Ingman772,529/
Hegman77439/
Hugman77388/
Igmann7738/
Jigman7723/
Oigman7713/
Iogman7711/
Yigman776/
Iggman775/
Gigman774/
Aigman772/
Igmand772/
Eigman772/
Igmaan772/
Higmon771/
Uigman770/
Hijgemann7514/
Eigehmann751/
Chaingman751/
Heingmann751/
Hegmann712,103/
Häggman71907/
Igmasin71185/
Eigeman71150/
Eigmann7135/
Igmacin7120/
Khegman7113/
Aigmann7111/
Huggman7111/
Hugmann713/
Goigman712/
Oingman712/
Aingman712/
Heegman712/
Jingman712/
Hengman712/
Eghmane711/
Eingman711/
Hygeman711/
Yingman711/
Isgmane711/
Hegmane711/
Heggman710/
Higgmon710/
Heagman710/
Enghman710/
Egman67168/
Eigemann67106/
Chegmane6776/
Heegeman6762/
Haygeman6714/
Heegmann6712/
Ygman6710/
Igmanova679/
Hygemann677/
Chengman675/
Igmon673/
Heggmann673/
Jingmann672/
Jgman672/
Ugman671/
Häggmann671/
Yingmann671/
Hehgmann670/

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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 Highman
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