Higum Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Higum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 106 | 1:955,078 | 84,086 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Higum (12) may also be a first name.
Higum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Higum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Higum occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Higum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,596,935th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Higum are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Higum is also the 3,306,491st most numerous forename in the world, held by 12 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 955,078. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Eastern Visayas, where 59 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 22 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highum | 91 | 242 | / |
| Heigum | 91 | 6 | / |
| Chigum | 91 | 5 | / |
| Hoigum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khigum | 91 | 1 | / |
| Higume | 91 | 1 | / |
| Igum | 89 | 213 | / |
| Chigume | 83 | 1,154 | / |
| Chingum | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hygum | 80 | 313 | / |
| Hugum | 80 | 30 | / |
| Isgum | 80 | 30 | / |
| Ingum | 80 | 26 | / |
| Higom | 80 | 18 | / |
| Eigum | 80 | 11 | / |
| Aigum | 80 | 10 | / |
| Hegum | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jigum | 80 | 8 | / |
| Igume | 80 | 6 | / |
| Higun | 80 | 5 | / |
| Išgum | 80 | 3 | / |
| Igaum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiegoum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khaigume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Higoun | 73 | 175 | / |
| Hingun | 73 | 147 | / |
| Heggum | 73 | 127 | / |
| Inggum | 73 | 26 | / |
| Heygum | 73 | 26 | / |
| Hisgun | 73 | 22 | / |
| Chigun | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hughum | 73 | 13 | / |
| Jingum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gingum | 73 | 4 | / |
| Huhgum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Higunt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaigum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoygum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gehgum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chigom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yigoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ingoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaigum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jigume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chegum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Higgun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hengum | 73 | 0 | / |
| Highun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cheighoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igun | 67 | 731 | / |
| Egum | 67 | 565 | / |
| Haigoun | 67 | 346 | / |
| Igom | 67 | 197 | / |
| Ugum | 67 | 111 | / |
| Chigune | 67 | 30 | / |
| Higoune | 67 | 12 | / |
| Igumova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chigoun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chegoum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hijgune | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chaigun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chigund | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chingun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haigune | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chengum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hingaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jigoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yingoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuigom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higgung | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Higum
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