Higiu Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Higiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 133 | 1:150,961 | 15,970 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Higiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Higiu occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Higiu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,537,949th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Higiu reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The last name Higiu is most frequently held in Romania, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 150,961. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bacău County, where 71 percent reside, Vâlcea County, where 28 percent reside and Gorj County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Romania Higiu exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghigiu | 91 | 10 | / |
| Hiiu | 89 | 20 | / |
| Igiu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Higgius | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gigiu | 80 | 170 | / |
| Hiieu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chiiu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hiiue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jigiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iiu | 75 | 37 | / |
| Chioiu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hiuhiu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chișiu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Giogiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chițiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hieu | 67 | 57,028 | / |
| Giju | 67 | 382 | / |
| Hisu | 67 | 243 | / |
| Hogioiu | 67 | 83 | / |
| Hiyu | 67 | 81 | / |
| Chițoiu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Giyu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Gizu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hiju | 67 | 46 | / |
| Jiiu | 67 | 44 | / |
| Hizu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ihiu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iziu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jhiu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Egiu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yiiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iiou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iiud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iiuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiuhiuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iiju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heggius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiuiju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iiuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iiua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijiu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Higiu
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