Hijmans Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Hijmans Surname User-submission:

The Hijmans surname is an occupational surname. It derives from the word hijen, which means 'pile driver' in Dutch.

Hijmans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7591:22,2493,558
Suriname381:14,5433,502
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Hijmans Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Hijmans surname is an occupational surname. It derives from the word hijen, which means 'pile driver' in Dutch.

- eagleone1776

Hijmans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hijmans has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hijmans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 401,066th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,319,116 people. The last name Hijmans occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Hijmans reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 759 people, or 1 in 22,249. In The Netherlands Hijmans is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 28 percent live, South Holland, where 25 percent live and North Holland, where 18 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Hijmans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hijmans surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

Hijmans earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.22% more than the national average, earning $59,641 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heijmans933,936/
Huijmans9355/
Himans920/
Huijsmans881,627/
Hooijmans88841/
Hoeijmans88184/
Heijmanns8810/
Heuijmans881/
Heijemans881/
Heimans86354/
Hismans8676/
Eijmans8618/
Himmans8615/
Himansh8611/
Haimans861/
Khimans861/
Himanse861/
Hejmans861/
Imans83130/
Huismans80686/
Heimanns80170/
Chimanse8095/
Heitmans8012/
Gaijmans806/
Chimansh801/
Hajmansh801/
Hemans772,893/
Hymans77565/
Imanse77289/
Ismans7760/
Ehmans7733/
Gimans7717/
Iemans7715/
Himons7711/
Eimans7711/
Ujmans771/
Imansh771/
Heitmanns752/
Huismanns751/
Huiysmans751/
Hichmanns751/
Hitchmans750/
Heymans717,948/
Haymans71333/
Hemmans71243/
Himmons71122/
Eimanns7172/
Himanje7164/
Hoymans7148/
Ehmanns7141/
Hesmans7136/
Huymans7133/
Heemans7121/
Eihmans7118/
Jemansh7116/
Heamans7111/
Himance713/
Khymans713/
Aimanse712/
Aitmans712/
Hetmans712/
Chimons711/
Heimanz711/
Hymanns711/
Hoemans711/
Yimanse711/
Hysmans711/
Jesmans711/
Hemains711/
Immanns711/
Ajmansh711/
Chimainsch711/
Hiemanz710/
Haumans710/
Huysmans675,762/
Emans671,176/
Heymanns67603/
Hooymans67424/
Housmans67160/
Hoeymans67101/
Imanç6792/
Houtmans6776/
Heesmans6771/
Hausmans6739/
Imams6720/
Yochmans679/
Chimanje678/
Hautmans677/
Heuymans675/
Imons674/
Ayimanse672/
Houmanse672/
Chimanze671/
Hettmans671/
Eichmans671/
Jajmansh671/
Heyemans671/
Heusmans671/
Heysmans671/
Hoemanns671/
Ymans671/
Goihmans671/
Aizemans671/
Heimance670/
Heimonse670/

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