Higy Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Higy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France971:684,77087,242
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Higy Last Name Facts

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

Higy is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Higy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Higy is the 1,310,135th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Higy reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Higy is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 684,770. In France Higy is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 76 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 14 percent reside and Occitanie, where 7 percent reside. Besides France this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Higy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Higy last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Higy earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.26% more than the national average, earning $65,267 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higgy89800/
Haigy8931/
Higey8930/
Higye8915/
Higya8910/
Heigy891/
Igy864/
Higeya80125/
Higiya8014/
Higeyi802/
Hegy752,361/
Hige75737/
Higi75484/
Högy7591/
Hogy7580/
Iggy7543/
Jigy752/
Hige-Ya7393/
Heigiya7312/
Hayigya731/
Hiegiey731/
Higeway731/
Hegyi6711,140/
Hagey671,086/
Higio67452/
Hőgye67404/
Hogya67328/
Huige67314/
Haegy67230/
Hoegy67168/
Higiu67135/
Hogye67124/
Hiege6774/
Högye6752/
Higie6736/
Haige6735/
Hőgyi6724/
Heige6721/
Hoige6714/
Higeo6713/
Haigi6710/
Higia679/
Hugey676/
Hogyi676/
Hagiy676/
Heigi675/
Hogey675/
Huegy674/
Hiage674/
Hegya674/
Jiggy673/
Hegyí672/
Huigi672/
Higea672/
Hegye672/
Higih672/
Hõgye671/
Higei671/
Hegey671/
Higii671/
Högyi671/
Hógye671/
Hogyo671/
Hoigi671/
Hoogy670/

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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
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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 Higy
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