Higna Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Higna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Higna (38) may also be a first name.
Higna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Higna is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Higna? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Higna is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Higna are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Higna is also the 1,662,754th most common given name internationally, borne by 38 people.
The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Higna is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside and North Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Higna
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