Huijgens Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Huijgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Huijgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5141:32,8545,471
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Huijgens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Huijgens is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Huijgens.

How Common Is The Last Name Huijgens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Huijgens is the 566,665th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Huijgens are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 514 people, or 1 in 32,854. In The Netherlands Huijgens is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 49 percent are found, South Holland, where 18 percent are found and North Holland, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huigens93347/
Huijens9334/
Hugens86387/
Higens86181/
Uijens8656/
Hujens862/
Hudgens806,490/
Huygens802,685/
Higgens80712/
Heijens80387/
Hutjens80369/
Heugens80144/
Huggens8066/
Hughens8059/
Hutgens8036/
Haugens8028/
Uitjens8026/
Hugense8025/
Hungens8020/
Huegens8019/
Huguens807/
Hougens805/
Hidgens803/
Highens802/
Heigens802/
Higeens801/
Higenns801/
Hugiens801/
Husgens800/
Haigens800/
Hudjgns800/
Hizgens800/
Igens7730/
Ugens771/
Higns770/
Hugns770/
Heungens75104/
Huyghens7545/
Heughens7528/
Heutgens7528/
Heutjens7514/
Uijtjens759/
Haugenæs758/
Huiggins754/
Higgiens752/
Heusgens752/
Huddgens751/
Hudgiens751/
Houghens751/
Huggiens751/
Heitgens751/
Heigense751/
Chiggens750/
Houdgens750/
Heijns71218/
Hugins71158/
Higins7160/
Hügens7157/
Hegens7133/
Hogens7124/
Iggens7123/
Higgns7116/
Oijens7112/
Husens719/
Ingens717/
Aigens717/
Jugens715/
Huggns714/
Husins714/
Hygens713/
Uggens712/
Oujens712/
Jegens712/
Eigens712/
Hejens711/
Hughns711/
Gigens711/
Udgens711/
Huzins711/
Heusghens711/
Jügens711/
Highns710/
Hucins710/
Higgins67183,285/
Huggins6741,565/
Hudgins6716,009/
Jiggens67275/
Hetjens67131/
Hughins6762/
Hetgens6762/
Hütgens6739/
Heijnst6738/
Ooijens6734/
Haygens6722/
Giggens6713/
Hoggens6711/
Haugnæs6711/
Hidgins677/
Hengens677/
Husinst676/
Heggens675/
Hougins675/
Huegins674/
Hutcins673/
Hisense673/
Highins672/
Hudjins672/
Hyggens672/
Hingins672/
Guziens672/
Ohegens672/
Hiegins671/
Higghns671/
Judgens671/
Hutcens671/
Hudcins671/
Husensh671/
Hitgins671/
Wiegens671/
Higggns671/
Huygems671/
Huccins671/
Hunggns671/
Hüsgens671/
Uytjens671/
Wisgens671/
Chisens671/
Hudgenz671/
Huysens671/
Viegens671/
Hugghns670/
Hungins670/
Hosgens670/
Hujjins670/
Haigins670/
Haugins670/
Hedgens670/
Houcins670/
Jingens670/
Igns670/
Higgnss670/
Oitjens670/
Houghns670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Huijgens
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