Hoogewijs Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Hoogewijs Surname User-submission:

From the place called Hoogewijst in Noord Brabant, close by Heesch and south of Oss.

Hoogewijs Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2881:39,9196,527
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hoogewijs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the place called Hoogewijst in Noord Brabant, close by Heesch and south of Oss.

- sjarmaking
DNA test information

Hoogewijs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hoogewijs has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoogewijs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 910,497th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hoogewijs live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 39,919. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Belgium Hoogewijs occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Lithuania, where 0 percent reside.

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