Higinus Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Higinus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higinus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Higinus (215) may also be a first name.

Higinus Last Name Facts

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

Higinus is most common in Indonesia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Higinus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Higinus is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Higinus live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Higinus is also the 616,131st most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 215 people.

The surname Higinus is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia it is most common in: West Kalimantan, where 100 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 40 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iginus921/
Hyginus861,229/
Higenus863/
Higynus862/
Igineus861/
Igienus861/
Hijinus861/
Iginu831/
Hygienus806/
Hyguinus804/
Haijinus801/
Hyginaus801/
Chiginou801/
Chigignu801/
Ginginus800/
Eginus77143/
Igenus774/
Inginu772/
Hyginu771/
Ijinus771/
Ighinu771/
Jhinus771/
Esginus71103/
Hygenus7140/
Chigenu7124/
Heginuz716/
Hyjinus716/
Hyginos712/
Chijinu712/
Gezinus711/
Igenu6721/
Chizingu676/
Ijinu673/
Eginu671/
Chigengu671/
Isinu671/
Hygenuis671/
Chisinau671/

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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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  • 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 Higinus
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