Higs Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Higs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Higs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Higs occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Higs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Higs reside; 29 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,377,435. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Utrecht, where 100 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 18 percent live.

Higs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Higs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Higs last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Higs Last Name Statistics demography

Higs earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higgs8931,939/
Chigs896/
Haigs893/
Heigs892/
Higks891/
Higse891/
Higss891/
Hiogs891/
Hig8685/
Igs8610/
Chiggs802/
Higgse800/
Huiggs800/
Higgsd800/
High7526,548/
Haig756,853/
Chig75493/
Heig75151/
Hoig75131/
Hugs75107/
Huig75103/
Higg7540/
Hiks7526/
Gigs756/
Igse756/
Hics755/
Igss755/
Hgig755/
Ihgs755/
Higt754/
Hixs753/
Aigs752/
Khig752/
Hisg752/
Hegs752/
Iggs751/
Hygs751/
Uhgs751/
Hhig751/
Icgs751/
Igsz751/
Igxs751/
Hjig751/
Higq751/
Higx751/
Higz751/
Hihg751/
D'Higgs731/
Hicks67247,178/
Haigh6721,731/
Heggs671,199/
Giggs67769/
Heigh67570/
Ig67332/
Huggs67198/
Higue67162/
Chaig67145/
Chieg67111/
Huijg67104/
Chigh6793/
Heiks6789/
Hugås6768/
Heags6764/
Huigh6758/
Hoigt6753/
Heics6724/
Khiks6720/
Cheig6717/
Jiggs6715/
Khaig6715/
Hichs6714/
Hoigk6712/
Hieks6711/
Hiksz6711/
Hiegh679/
Hikcs676/
Heihg676/
Hisks676/
Eigås676/
Haigt674/
Eiggs674/
Haisk674/
Chuig674/
Igcse674/
Huisk673/
Haigg673/
Hixst673/
Chigc673/
Hicxs672/
Hidks672/
Higtt672/
Hitks672/
Heegs672/
Heigz672/
Hikks672/
Aiggs672/
Chegs672/
Hicst672/
Chiog672/
Chigz672/
Hegse671/
Huhgs671/
Heugs671/
Higth671/
Hioks671/
Gigss671/
Haihg671/
Haiks671/
Chigp671/
Chisc671/
Chiks671/
Hikst671/
Hoics671/
Heisg671/
Choig671/
Chigg671/
Hyggs671/
Hgaig671/
Hegst671/
Chicg671/
Hiqss671/
Aicgs671/
Izkgs671/
Icgss671/
Hikgt671/
Kheig671/
Huiks670/
Hoigh670/
Goigs670/
Huicg670/
Hisck670/
Hikse670/
Heigk670/
Heigt670/
Heisk670/

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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
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  • 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 Higs
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