Higima Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Higima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3661:144,64913,219
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Higima Last Name Facts

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

Higima has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Higima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 773,729th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Higima reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Higima is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 144,649. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 66 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 34 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 0 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Higima exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igima9151/
Hisguima862/
Higuma831,155/
Ingima83258/
Gigima83227/
Aigima8337/
Igimah8328/
Eigima8318/
Hijima836/
Higimo834/
Iegima831/
Igoima831/
Higimi831/
Hegima831/
Hisguimma801/
Chizima77165/
Haijima77140/
Gigimai7756/
Yingima7721/
Chisima7715/
Hichima772/
Chigimo771/
Chijima771/
Chicima771/
Jigaima771/
Jingima771/
Hegimaj771/
Ingaima771/
Aiguima771/
Ijima7391,286/
Iguma732,121/
Isima731,336/
Izima73689/
Egima73401/
Igime73124/
Igimi7349/
Igema7344/
Jhima7338/
Igimo7331/
Icima736/
Ygima734/
Chingema71194/
Chaisima71109/
Chichima7157/
Aingimea7130/
Chidzima7113/
Cheggima713/
Khaygima711/
Haigaimo711/
Chizhima711/
Hinghimi711/
Hiokgime711/
Chisimma711/
Aijima671,726/
Gijima671,202/
Echima67485/
Igumah67428/
Isimah67211/
Hezima67183/
Ichima67149/
Hygema67135/
Gizema67123/
Isimai6790/
Gigimo6742/
Idjima6742/
Hegema6737/
Jijima6736/
Yisima6734/
Egimea6734/
Igimoh6726/
Engima6726/
Ingimo6724/
Yogima6723/
Hisema6722/
Yigimi6721/
Ingema6719/
Isimat6717/
Yijima6715/
Jhimai6714/
Gigimi6714/
Ijimat6713/
Gejima6712/
Jegima6712/
Isimaa6710/
Aisima679/
Iogema679/
Eguima679/
Hizema679/
Eijima678/
Ingimi678/
Huguma678/
Ajhima677/
Ijimma676/
Igemma675/
Ijimah674/
Hesima674/
Yiguma674/
Gezima673/
Ijimas673/
Yigime673/
Izimma673/
Igumha673/
Isimas673/
Igumay673/
Izimaa672/
Hicimo672/
Isaima672/
Iezima672/
Esgima672/
Hisimo672/
Igimeh672/
Yizima672/
Chaisimma672/
Jigime671/
Jhaima671/
Izimas671/
Egisma671/
Haighaimo671/
Igumma671/
Jiguma671/
Ikhima671/
Isiema671/
Gigema671/
Ijisma671/
Iguimi671/
Iguimo671/
Isoima671/
Isisma671/
Jizima671/
Oizima671/
Eghima671/
Egimai671/
Gigime671/
Ighema671/
Ighuma671/
Igieme671/
Jisima671/
Uegima671/
Jheima671/

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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 Higima
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