Higens Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Higens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
India111:69,733,217610,955
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

Higens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Higens (Hindi: हिगेन्स) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Higens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Higens is the 1,267,784th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Higens live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 2,449,047. In The United States Higens is primarily found in: Illinois, where 22 percent live, Colorado, where 19 percent live and Idaho, where 14 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Higens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Higens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Higens surname increased 130 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Higens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Higens last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Higens earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning $43,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.19% less than the national average, earning $49,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higgens92712/
Huigens92347/
Hidgens923/
Highens922/
Heigens922/
Higeens921/
Higenns921/
Haigens920/
Hizgens920/
Igens9130/
Higns910/
Huijgens86558/
Higgiens862/
Heitgens861/
Heigense861/
Chiggens860/
Hugens83387/
Higins8360/
Hügens8357/
Hegens8333/
Iggens8323/
Iguens8321/
Higgns8316/
Ingens837/
Aigens837/
Hygens833/
Eigens832/
Gigens831/
Highns830/
Igns800/
Higgins77183,285/
Huygens772,685/
Hichens77528/
Heijens77387/
Jiggens77275/
Heugens77144/
Huggens7766/
Hetgens7762/
Huijens7734/
Haygens7722/
Huegens7719/
Giggens7713/
Hidgins777/
Hengens777/
Heggens775/
Hisense773/
Highins772/
Hyggens772/
Hingins772/
Hiegins771/
Higghns771/
Hitgins771/
Higggns771/
Hugiens771/
Hüngens771/
Chisens771/
Haigins770/
Hedgens770/
Jingens770/
Higgnss770/
Igins734/
Igems733/
Egens732/
Ugens731/
Hexns731/
Hezns731/
Hisns731/
Isens730/
Hegns730/
Hugns730/
Hitchens714,918/
Chisense71237/
Huyghens7145/
Chigenje7140/
Khiggins7111/
Higggins719/
Hinggins719/
Chiggins716/
Higghins716/
Huiggins714/
D'Eigens712/
Chaigins711/
Heaggens711/
Hioggins711/
Haiggins711/
Higginns711/
Heitgenz711/
Heggiens710/
Heiggins710/
Chengens710/
Higginsd710/
Eggens67870/
İngenç67461/
Heijns67218/
Hugins67158/
Edgens67157/
Eagens6788/
Egenæs6784/
Etgens6782/
Egense6777/
Uijens6756/
Eicens6724/
Isense6724/
Iggins6719/
Jigins6712/
Oijens6712/
Hegins6710/
Eizens679/
Hygins676/
Engens676/
Iguins676/
Gigins675/
Gizens675/
Huggns674/
Hysens673/
Echens673/
Eguens673/
Uggens672/
Jegens672/
Hejnæs672/
Hägnås672/
Hejens671/
Hyzens671/
Ichins671/
Hughns671/
Hithchens671/
Eisens671/
Yogens671/
Hesins671/
Gegins671/
Aisens671/
Gingns671/
Hisins670/
Ichens670/
Hyjins670/
Hitchgins670/
Eigins670/
Hesens670/
Eghins670/

Higens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Higens in the Hindi language
हिगेन्सhigensa-

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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 Higens
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