Highsted Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Highsted Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Highsted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:468,21930,572
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536

Highsted Last Name Facts

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

The surname Highsted occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Highsted? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,434,893rd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Highsted are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 468,219. In England Highsted is primarily found in: Kent, where 59 percent reside, East Sussex, where 18 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 6 percent reside. Beside England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Highsted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Highsted has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Highsted last name increased 202 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Highsted Last Name Statistics demography

Highsted earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $55,493 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Highstead9490/
Hughsted8814/
Highsteet821/
Huxsted6715/
Eighsti670/
Huxstead632/
Haigesty630/
Hegeeshte591/
Huxted57114/
Hixter570/
Ixte501/

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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 Highsted
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