Higland Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Higland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Higland (11) may also be a first name.

Higland Last Name Facts

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

Higland is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Higland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Higland is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Higland are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name globally, borne by 11 people.

Higland is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Higland is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 100 percent live. Aside from England it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Higland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Higland has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Higland last name decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Higland
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