Highnight Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Highnight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Highnight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Highnight Last Name Facts

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

Highnight is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Highnight? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Highnight live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Highnight is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Highnight is most common in: Illinois, where 27 percent live, Michigan, where 20 percent live and Oklahoma, where 20 percent live.

Highnight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Highnight has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 136 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Highnight Last Name Statistics demography

Highnight earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.72% less than the national average, earning $28,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hignight94499/
Haignight891/
Hignighte890/
Ignight881/
Highnite826/
Hienight821/
Hinniht751/
Honight750/
Highnote71337/
Haghanit71200/
Highnett7120/
Highnoet713/
Hinit712/
Highnutt711/
Highindi711/
Henwight710/
Hinitt67207/
Hoinit6736/
Hinita6711/
Hinity671/
Hinitu671/
Hinito671/
High-Aunt671/
Hughoniot671/
Heinit671/
Highnotte670/

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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 Highnight
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