Eigen Surname
Approximately 1,387 people bear this surname
Eigen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 647 | 1:124,429 | 15,185 |
| United States | 455 | 1:796,613 | 61,475 |
| Japan | 122 | 1:1,047,904 | 20,521 |
| Brazil | 75 | 1:2,854,324 | 84,307 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Eigen (100) may also be a first name.
Eigen Demographics
Average Eigen Salary in
United States
$55,597 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Eigen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eigen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eigen (Russian: Эиген) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Eigen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 278,869th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,254,179 people. Eigen is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Eigen live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. Eigen is also the 946,056th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 100 people.
The surname Eigen is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 647 people, or 1 in 124,429. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 60 percent are found, Bavaria, where 13 percent are found and Berlin, where 9 percent are found. Besides Germany Eigen is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Japan, where 9 percent are found.
Eigen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Eigen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eigen surname increased 2,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Eigen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Eigen surname are 0.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.41% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Eigen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.65% more than the national average, earning 396,798 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.85% more than the national average, earning $55,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.33% more than the national average, earning $63,756 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Eigen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eigen in the Russian language | ||
| Эиген | eigen | - |
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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 Eigen
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