Higilo Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Higilo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higilo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2861:185,11116,019
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Higilo (11) may also be a first name.

Higilo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Higilo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Higilo.

How Common Is The Last Name Higilo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 910,497th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Higilo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Higilo is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 11 people.

The last name Higilo is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 185,111. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 34 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 33 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 30 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Higilo is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higilio9212/
Chigilo921/
Higillo921/
Igilo915/
Chigiloy866/
Chigillo861/
Chiguilo861/
Aigilo83823/
Gigilo8357/
Ingilo8331/
Higila8331/
Jigilo833/
Iguilo833/
Hijilo832/
Igilio831/
Igilou831/
Igillo831/
Higulo831/
Khizgilou801/
Chigila77185/
Chicilo7767/
Chijilo7760/
Igoillo7757/
Hingila7727/
Jigailo7712/
Gigilio775/
Higulyo774/
Gigailo772/
Hijilio772/
Inggilo771/
Chizilo771/
Gingilo771/
Chigelo771/
Iguilou771/
Gigillo771/
Igila73553/
Isilo73399/
Igelo73219/
Igulo7359/
Jhilo7320/
Egilo7318/
Icilo7314/
Izilo731/
Chingila71118/
Chiguila71113/
Chichilo7188/
Chisailo715/
Chigilla714/
Chizhilo713/
Chiggila711/
D'Igillo711/
Huichilo711/
Higuelos711/
Hizzilou711/
Jiguilou711/
Heicilio711/
Ingila671,245/
Iguila67787/
Engilo67427/
Chingaila67106/
Gegilo6773/
Ingelo6769/
Chaisilop6742/
Egilio6738/
Ichilo6728/
Jigila6725/
Igilla6724/
Gizelo6723/
Echilo6721/
Oisilo6719/
Gizilo6718/
Gigila6717/
Chichiolo6716/
Higela6712/
Eigila6711/
Igello6710/
Egileo678/
Igilas678/
Jhailo676/
Gigelo675/
Ighelo674/
Isilod673/
Hegila673/
Hegelo672/
Eguilo672/
Ikhilo672/
Aisilo672/
Igilia672/
Egilgo672/
Hisila671/
Chichiloa671/
Chicuillo671/
Chiesoilo671/
Hejilo671/
Hugulo671/
Hiselo671/
Aigelo671/
Isielo671/
Igilah671/
Igiela671/
Hijila671/
Jigulo671/
Igoylo671/
Egielo671/
Ugoilo671/
Izailo671/
Izilio671/
Icilho671/

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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 Higilo
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