McHigh Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
McHigh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
McHigh Demographics
McHigh Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McHigh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McHigh Come From? nationality or country of origin
McHigh occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McHigh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name McHigh occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McHigh live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 20 percent are found, Nevada, where 20 percent are found and New Jersey, where 20 percent are found.
McHigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McHigh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McHigh last name rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McHigh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machigh | 92 | 10 | / |
| Machig | 83 | 6 | / |
| Machiph | 77 | 6 | / |
| Machikh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahchig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Machegh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mocig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Macig | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mouchegh | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCaig | 67 | 3,825 | / |
| Machic | 67 | 3,278 | / |
| McKaig | 67 | 1,564 | / |
| Machiv | 67 | 223 | / |
| McKeig | 67 | 69 | / |
| Mchive | 67 | 45 | / |
| MacAig | 67 | 45 | / |
| Machif | 67 | 22 | / |
| Makigh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mocheg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Machiw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mchege | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maqigh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mochic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mocaig | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacOig | 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 McHigh
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