Higny Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Higny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 220 | 1:52,257 | 8,540 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
Higny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higny Come From? nationality or country of origin
Higny is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Higny? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,101,507th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Higny are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Higny is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 52,257. In Belgium Higny is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 99 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live and Flemish Region, where 0 percent live. Outside of Belgium Higny occurs in one country. It is also found in Luxembourg, where 1 percent live.
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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 Higny
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