Hignite Surname

368,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 976 people bear this surname

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

Hignite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hignite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9681:374,44133,152
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Hignite Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hignite is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hignite? popularity and diffusion

It is the 368,594th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,466,748 people. Hignite is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Hignite live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 968 people, or 1 in 374,441. In The United States Hignite is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 15 percent reside, Indiana, where 14 percent reside and Ohio, where 12 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Hignite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hignite has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hignite surname increased 1,403 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hignite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hignite last name are 30.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.35% registered with the party.

Hignite earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.04% less than the national average, earning $35,367 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Highnite936/
Heignite930/
Ignite9255/
Higniht861/
Ignaite861/
Igniter861/
Hinnite860/
Hiniter860/
Inite838/
Hinit832/
Hignette8026/
Hingngit8020/
Chinaite805/
Chinhite801/
Chiniote801/
Chinites801/
Genite77579/
Hinitt77207/
Hignet77182/
Khinit77173/
Ionite77142/
Inaite7785/
Ignate7766/
Hinete7747/
Hoinit7736/
Igniti7731/
Iniste7728/
Ignits7716/
Ingite7711/
Hinita7711/
Ginite779/
Initei777/
Egnite774/
Hingit774/
Henite773/
Iniete772/
Chinit771/
Heinit771/
Jignit771/
Ienite771/
Jinite771/
Inişte771/
Yinite771/
Hinity771/
Initie771/
Hynite770/
Chingaite751/
Choiniete751/
Chiniotee751/
Init73285/
Hignett712,146/
Chainit711,209/
Chinete71293/
Chinita71235/
Chitnit7156/
Chenite7153/
Chinait7143/
Gineite7131/
Khiniti7122/
Genuite7119/
Chiniti7117/
Chiniot7116/
Heinith7112/
Ignatey7110/
Ignatea714/
Iniette714/
Chinnit714/
Hineiti713/
Hainiti713/
Ingithe711/
Inither711/
Hinette711/
Hinniht711/
Hinniti711/
Chuinit711/
Heniter711/
Henitet711/
Inietie711/
Hine'te711/
Hingete711/
Iniotea711/
Inite'e711/
Chinhit711/
Hugnete711/
Henites711/
Isnithe711/
Genitte710/
Heynite710/
Henitte710/
Heignet710/
Higgnet710/
Genit67307/
Enite67189/
Ingit67113/
Chaignet6799/
Inait6799/
Hinet6785/
Inete6784/
Chinniti6774/
Chinette6771/
Jinit6763/
Chinhete6758/
Inita6756/
Isnit6753/
Hoingnet6752/
Ignaitis6736/
Yinit6727/
Igghniti6726/
Iniet6726/
Highnett6720/
Inuit6718/
Ignet6715/
Chinioti6715/
Inied6714/
Initi6714/
Inity6713/
Ignić6712/
Hengngit6711/
Ionit679/
Chinitha677/
Ignitsch677/
Hined675/
Henit675/
Chainiti675/
Uinit674/
Chineitz674/
Gainaite674/
Chinhiti673/
Ginit673/
Inoit673/
Innit673/
Egneitte672/
Ainit672/
Chinitti672/
Chainete672/
Chinnitt671/
Chinoita671/
Chenitei671/
Cheniteh671/
Chainiet671/
Aineitie671/
Ainietie671/
Ihnit671/
Hinnette671/
Hengnith671/
Gingaite671/
Chinaita671/
Chinyteu671/
Hineteer671/
Cheniter671/
Chenaite671/
Chaisnit671/
Chinnita671/
Chinetez671/
Heinniet670/
Hienette670/

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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 Hignite
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