Highy Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Highy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Highy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Highy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Highy occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Highy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Highy is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Highy live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is primarily found in: Berkshire, where 83 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Isle of Man, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Highy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Highy has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
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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 Highy
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