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 last name Higilo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Higilo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Higilo is the 910,497th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Higilo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Higilo is also the 3,487,849th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 185,111. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated 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. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs 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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