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 last name Higens (Hindi: हिगेन्स) is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Higens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Higens is the 1,267,784th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name Higens is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Higens reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Higens is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 2,449,047. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 22 percent reside, Colorado, where 19 percent reside and Idaho, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Higens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Higens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 130 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Higens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Higens surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the 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
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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 Higens
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