Hoogewys Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Hoogewys Surname User-submission:

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

Hoogewys 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
Belgium1761:65,32210,474
France491:1,355,566135,191
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Hoogewys Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- sjarmaking
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Hoogewys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoogewys is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoogewys? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hoogewys is the 1,088,856th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hoogewys live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Hoogewys is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 65,322. In Belgium Hoogewys is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live and Walloon Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Belgium this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hogewys931/
Hoogewey885/
Hooges8613/
Hoogewijs82292/
Hogewey808/
Hoges7759/
Hogewijs757/
Hogyes7184/
Hoogeweij7154/
Houges717/
Hogeby716/
Hoeges715/
Hoiges713/
Howges712/
Ogewey711/
Hogeus711/
Hogeso711/
Hoyges711/
Hogeas711/
Hogess711/
Hoages711/
Hogies710/
Hoagies672/
Hegewus671/
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