Highum Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

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

Highum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Highum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Highum Last Name Facts

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

Highum occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Highum? popularity and diffusion

Highum is the 1,038,570th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The surname Highum occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Highum are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 1,503,979. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 8 percent reside, New Mexico, where 8 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in France, where 0 percent reside.

Highum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Highum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,017 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Highum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Highum last name are 30.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.55% registered to vote for the party.

Highum earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning $49,455 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higum91127/
Hingchum861/
Hughum8313/
Heigum836/
Chigum835/
Hoigum831/
Khigum831/
Higume831/
Inghum830/
Highun830/
Igum80213/
Cheighoum801/
Chigume771,154/
Chingum772/
Hygum73313/
Isgum7330/
Ingum7326/
Higom7318/
Eigum7311/
Aigum7310/
Hegum739/
Jigum738/
Ighom737/
Igume736/
Higun735/
Išgum733/
Igaum731/
Chiegoum712/
Cheghoum712/
Gingchum711/
Khaigume711/
Higoun67175/
Hingun67147/
Heggum67127/
Heygum6726/
Inggum6726/
Hisgun6722/
Chigun6715/
Jingum678/
Chingchun675/
Gingum674/
Geghum673/
Chigom671/
Jeghum671/
Jaigum671/
Highon671/
Higunt671/
Chegum671/
Hoygum671/
Jigume671/
Gaigum671/
Ingoum671/
Yigoum671/
Gehgum671/
Hengum670/
Higgun670/

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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 Highum
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