Hights Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Hights Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hights Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Hights Last Name Facts

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

Hights is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hights.

How Common Is The Last Name Hights? popularity and diffusion

Hights is the 1,380,086th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Hights live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Hights is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 2,854,007. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 65 percent live, Illinois, where 13 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 11 percent live and Nicaragua, where 5 percent live.

Hights Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hights has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hights last name grew 318 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hights Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hights are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.29% registered with the party.

Hights earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.69% less than the national average, earning $31,202 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heights9218/
Haights924/
Hieghts921/
Hight918,085/
Haight8310,500/
Height832,782/
Eights8330/
Khight8313/
Huight838/
Hieght835/
Hughts834/
Hoight833/
Heghts832/
Highte830/
Hyghts830/
Ight800/
Hieghtt771/
Heightz770/
Heighte770/
Eight73101/
Hyght7321/
Aight731/
Heght731/
Ughts731/
Gight730/
Heiget673/
Jinght673/
Aighte671/
Haighd671/
Henght670/
Hoyght670/
Hayght670/

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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
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  • 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 Hights
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