Hennigsen Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hennigsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hennigsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hennigsen Last Name Facts

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

Hennigsen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hennigsen? popularity and diffusion

Hennigsen is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Hennigsen reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany it is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 92 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent are found and Hamburg, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Hennigsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hennigsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hennigsen surname expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hennigson892/
Hannigsen891/
Henigson8257/
Hänigsen822/
Heniksen821/
Henigsin821/
Hennegson780/
Enigson7520/
Hennickson740/
Hennicksohn700/
Hinichsen672/
Jennikson672/
Henexen634/
Ennukson5911/
Aniksin509/
Honixon503/
Henexon502/
Inugson501/
Annexon501/
Oniksin501/

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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 Hennigsen
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