Hignes Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Hignes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Hignes (5) may also be a first name.
Hignes Demographics
Hignes Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hignes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hignes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hignes is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hignes? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hignes are found; 33 percent are found in Caribbean and 33 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean. Hignes is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 5 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Hignes is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.
Hignes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hignes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hignes surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hignes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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 Hignes
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