Highstead Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Highstead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Highstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:1,295,76958,667
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Highstead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Highstead occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Highstead? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,967,751st most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name Highstead occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Highstead live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,295,769. In England Highstead is most numerous in: Essex, where 47 percent are found, Suffolk, where 19 percent are found and Greater London, where 19 percent are found. Other than England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Highstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Highstead has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Highstead surname expanded 331 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Highstead Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Highstead earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $49,074 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Highsted94150/
Hughsted8214/
Heigestad781/
Highsteet781/
Eighstadt780/
Eigestad7137/
Eighstat716/
Huxstead712/
Highstout670/
Huxsted6315/
Eighsti630/
Haigesty590/
Hegeeshte561/
Huxted53114/
Hixter530/

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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 Highstead
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