Higu Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Higu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Higu (278) may also be a first name.
Higu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Higu (Hindi: हीगू, Marathi: हीगु) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Higu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,994,173rd most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Higu live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 532,586th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 278 people.
The surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 17,433,304. In India Higu is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 59 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 36 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Besides India Higu exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 28 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Higu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Higu in the Marathi language | ||
| हीगु | higu | - |
| Higu in the Hindi language | ||
| हीगू | higu | 63.46 |
| हिगू | higu | 19.23 |
| हीगु | higu | 11.54 |
| हिगु | higu | 5.77 |
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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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- 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 Higu
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