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 last name Higu (Hindi: हीगू, Marathi: हीगु) occurs most in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Higu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,994,173rd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Higu are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 532,586th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 278 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 17,433,304. In India Higu is most common in: Gujarat, where 59 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 36 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Outside of India it is found in 5 countries. It is also common 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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