Higiwa Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Higiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hingiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chigiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Igiwa | 91 | 85 | / |
| Chigaiwa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chaigiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chingiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jigiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chijiwa | 77 | 1,693 | / |
| Chiziwa | 77 | 1,599 | / |
| Chisiwa | 77 | 141 | / |
| Ingaiwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Igaiwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Higeway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eihgiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iguiwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Isiwa | 73 | 123 | / |
| Iguwa | 73 | 96 | / |
| Igiba | 73 | 95 | / |
| Igiva | 73 | 50 | / |
| Egiwa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Igywa | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ijiwa | 73 | 17 | / |
| Igiwe | 73 | 14 | / |
| Igewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iziwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chidziwa | 71 | 376 | / |
| Chizihwa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Chengiwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chigieva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chigewad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haiguewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igiewe | 67 | 519 | / |
| Idjiwa | 67 | 363 | / |
| Jijiwa | 67 | 96 | / |
| Gigiba | 67 | 62 | / |
| Isoiwa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ugoiwa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Igibay | 67 | 28 | / |
| Igibah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oiguwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Igibai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Iguiwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aiguwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ijaiwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jigiba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jiguwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Isiewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gizewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingaiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isiwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igaiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehguwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igibaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isuiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yisiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higive | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oisiwa | 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 Higiwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis