Higoam Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Higoam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 170 | 1:14,173 | 2,619 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Higoam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higoam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Higoam has its highest incidence in Namibia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Higoam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,315,412th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. Higoam occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Higoam reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Higoam is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 14,173. In Namibia Higoam is mostly concentrated in: ǁKaras Region, where 66 percent live, Khomas Region, where 19 percent live and Hardap Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Namibia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higoan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ighoame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hegoame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Igoan | 73 | 13 | / |
| Oigoan | 67 | 88 | / |
| Igouan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Igohan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gigoan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Țigoan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ingoan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hinggohan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inggoan | 62 | 6 | / |
| Higohon | 62 | 2 | / |
| Hengoan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Igouane | 62 | 1 | / |
| Heageam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chengoan | 57 | 4 | / |
| Hegouang | 57 | 2 | / |
| Chegoane | 57 | 1 | / |
| Igahon | 50 | 46 | / |
| Eghoan | 50 | 2 | / |
| Engoan | 50 | 2 | / |
| Eugeam | 50 | 1 | / |
| Hegaon | 50 | 1 | / |
| Igoyon | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Higoam
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