Eggens Surname

403,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Eggens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eggens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7451:22,6673,638
Canada381:969,62173,252
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Eggens Last Name Facts

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

Eggens is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eggens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 403,243rd most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,376,490 people. Eggens is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Eggens reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Eggens is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 745 people, or 1 in 22,667. In The Netherlands Eggens is most common in: Drenthe, where 27 percent reside, Groningen, where 26 percent reside and Overijssel, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Eggens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eggens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eggens last name expanded 230 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eggens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eggens last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eggens earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.81% less than the national average, earning $33,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.15% more than the national average, earning $63,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heggens925/
Egens912/
Heaggens861/
Heggiens860/
Eggins831,557/
Aggens83203/
Edgens83157/
Eagens8388/
Egenæs8384/
Etgens8382/
Egense8377/
Hegens8333/
Iggens8323/
Engens836/
Eguens833/
Uggens832/
Jegens832/
Eigens832/
Gigens831/
Yegens831/
Eens80106/
Egns809/
Heggins77741/
Higgens77712/
Haegens77504/
Jiggens77275/
Heugens77144/
Huggens7766/
Hetgens7762/
Yeggins7735/
Haggens7733/
Giggens7713/
Hoggens7711/
Hengens777/
Eiggins774/
Egenæss774/
Hyggens772/
Heigens772/
Hedgens770/
Yengens770/
Goens731,636/
Agens73626/
Gaens73417/
Geans73333/
Geyns7397/
Egins7369/
Ogens7360/
Eyens7332/
Igens7330/
Egems7311/
Esens734/
Euens732/
Eugns731/
Eiens731/
Hegns730/
Heaggins7120/
Higgiens712/
D'Eigens712/
Hegghins711/
Hegginss711/
Huggiens711/
Heuggins711/
Heitgens711/
Heigense711/
Heiggins710/
Hagens673,560/
Goyens671,290/
Heyens67425/
Higens67181/
Eitens67108/
Edgins67105/
Eagins6758/
Heiens6748/
Geyens6742/
Gawens6731/
Eicens6724/
Hogens6724/
Iguens6721/
Iggins6719/
Higgns6716/
Oggins6715/
Hegins6710/
Eizens679/
Ingens677/
Aigens677/
Uggins676/
Gigins675/
Jegins675/
Gizens675/
Ogiens675/
Hygens673/
Gaiens673/
Gaensh673/
Goiens673/
Echens673/
Geynsh673/
Oweens672/
Esense672/
Egenze672/
Aweens672/
Geanss672/
Hejens671/
Eisens671/
Eugins671/
Geians671/
Haggns671/
Aggins671/
Yogens671/
Agiens671/
Gegins671/
Eginse671/
Escens671/
Agensø671/
Ageens671/
Gingns671/
Gayens670/
Eatens670/
Eoenns670/
Heensz670/
Gauens670/
Eigins670/
Heuens670/
Agenss670/
Hesens670/
Gouens670/
Eghins670/

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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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  • 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 Eggens
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