Highs Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Highs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Highs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Highs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Highs has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Highs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Highs is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Highs is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Highs reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Highs is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Highs is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent live, Maryland, where 14 percent live and Michigan, where 14 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Highs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Highs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Highs Last Name Statistics demography

Highs earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haighs9118/
Heighs915/
Hieghs911/
Huighes8311/
Haighes837/
Highstd830/
Hight808,085/
Hughs802,024/
Inghs800/
Haight7310,500/
Height732,782/
Heiges73509/
Haiges73191/
Huighe7383/
Huiges7331/
Huight738/
Heighe737/
Hyghes734/
Hoight733/
Hoiges733/
Henghs732/
Hueghs732/
Aighes732/
Haighe731/
Heughs731/
Haighd731/
Hughss730/
Hughhs730/
Huyghs730/
Huijghe6730/
Hixs673/
Chaighe671/
Igdh671/
Hugehes671/
Haighce671/
Ighz671/
Eghs671/
Igxh671/
Igxs671/
Igzh671/
Ihsx671/
Higj671/
Higx671/
Ighh671/
Jghs671/
Ight670/
Ughs670/
Heughhs670/

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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 Highs
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis