Higum Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Higum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1061:955,07884,086
India201:38,353,269431,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Higum is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Higum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Higum is the 1,596,935th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name Higum 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 frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

The surname Higum is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 955,078. In The Philippines Higum is primarily found in: Eastern Visayas, where 59 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 22 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 11 percent reside. Barring The Philippines it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Highum91242/
Heigum916/
Chigum915/
Hoigum911/
Khigum911/
Higume911/
Igum89213/
Chigume831,154/
Chingum832/
Hygum80313/
Hugum8030/
Isgum8030/
Ingum8026/
Higom8018/
Eigum8011/
Aigum8010/
Hegum809/
Jigum808/
Igume806/
Higun805/
Išgum803/
Igaum801/
Chiegoum772/
Khaigume771/
Higoun73175/
Hingun73147/
Heggum73127/
Inggum7326/
Heygum7326/
Hisgun7322/
Chigun7315/
Hughum7313/
Jingum738/
Gingum734/
Huhgum731/
Higunt731/
Jaigum731/
Hoygum731/
Gehgum731/
Chigom731/
Yigoum731/
Ingoum731/
Gaigum731/
Jigume731/
Chegum731/
Higgun730/
Hengum730/
Highun730/
Cheighoum711/
Igun67731/
Egum67565/
Haigoun67346/
Igom67197/
Ugum67111/
Chigune6730/
Higoune6712/
Igumova678/
Chigoun676/
Chegoum675/
Hijgune675/
Chaigun673/
Chigund673/
Chingun672/
Haigune672/
Chengum672/
Hingaun671/
Jigoume671/
Yingoum671/
Chuigom671/
Higgung670/

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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 Higum
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