Highnam Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Highnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Highnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
United States301:12,081,964463,456
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515

Highnam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Highnam is found most frequently in England. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Highnam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Highnam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,558,593rd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. Highnam is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Highnam are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England it is most prevalent in: Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 12 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 9 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and New Zealand, where 16 percent live.

Highnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Highnam has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Highnam last name grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Highnam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Highnam surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

Highnam earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $45,964 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ighnaim8610/
Chignam861/
Ignam83147/
Chigname800/
Highnnan800/
Ingnam7797/
Ignaim771/
Hugnam771/
Gignam770/
Ighneim7134/
Hignain7117/
Yingnam715/
Eghnaim715/
Jaignam714/
Gingnam711/
Ignatim711/
Hignanh711/
Ighnane711/
Heighnahan710/
Ignan6763/
Egnam6710/
Ygnam674/
Highnoon673/
Cheugnam671/
Chaignan671/
Ingnaham671/
Chingnan671/

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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 Highnam
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