Hignight Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hignight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hignight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4911:738,20657,824
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Hignight Last Name Facts

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

Hignight is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hignight.

How Common Is The Last Name Hignight? popularity and diffusion

It is the 617,057th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. Hignight occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Hignight live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 738,206. In The United States Hignight is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 32 percent are found, Arkansas, where 14 percent are found and California, where 14 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Hignight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hignight has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hignight surname grew 944 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hignight Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hignight surname are 3.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.5% registered with the political party.

Hignight earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2% less than the national average, earning $42,286 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Highnight9415/
Haignight941/
Hignighte940/
Ignight931/
Hienight881/
Inight8647/
Ginaight750/
Enight713/
Chenaight711/
Ennight671/
Enaight671/
Jenight670/
Eunight670/

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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 Hignight
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