Huygens Surname

162,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Huygens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Huygens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,9191:5,991737
France2641:251,60138,869
Netherlands2441:69,21011,804
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Estonia231:57,47010,794
England211:2,653,24194,788
Malta181:23,9041,289
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Huygens (59) may also be a first name.

Huygens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Huygens is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Huygens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Huygens? popularity and diffusion

Huygens is the 162,058th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,714,170 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Huygens live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. Huygens is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 59 people.

The surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,919 people, or 1 in 5,991. In Belgium Huygens is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 15 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside.

Huygens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Huygens surname are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Huygens earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.77% less than the national average, earning $35,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning $54,278 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huyghens9345/
Hugens92387/
Hygens923/
Hudgens866,490/
Huigens86347/
Heugens86144/
Huggens8666/
Hughens8659/
Hutgens8636/
Haugens8628/
Hugense8625/
Haygens8622/
Hungens8620/
Huegens8619/
Huguens867/
Hougens865/
Hyggens862/
Huygems861/
Hugiens861/
Huysens861/
Husgens860/
Ugens831/
Hugns830/
Huijgens80558/
Heungens80104/
Heughens8028/
Heutgens8028/
Haugenæs808/
Heusgens802/
Huddgens801/
Hudgiens801/
Houghens801/
Huggiens801/
Houdgens800/
Higens77181/
Hugins77158/
Hügens7757/
Hegens7733/
Hogens7724/
Husens779/
Hygins776/
Jugens775/
Huggns774/
Hysens773/
Uggens772/
Hujens772/
Hyzens771/
Hughns771/
Yogens771/
Udgens771/
Yegens771/
Ygns731/
Huggins7141,565/
Hudgins7116,009/
Higgens71712/
Hutjens71369/
Hughins7162/
Hetgens7162/
Hütgens7139/
Huijens7134/
Hoggens7111/
Haugnæs7111/
Hengens717/
Heggens715/
Hougins715/
Huegins714/
Hidgens713/
Highens712/
Huchens712/
Heigens712/
Haygins711/
Judgens711/
Hutcens711/
Husensh711/
Higeens711/
Higenns711/
Hunggns711/
Hüsgens711/
Uytjens711/
Hudgenz711/
Ayguens711/
Hugghns710/
Hungins710/
Haigens710/
Hizgens710/
Haugins710/
Hedgens710/
Houghns710/
Hutchens6711,566/
Houchens672,046/
Hugghins67338/
Ogens6760/
Heughins6756/
Haugnæss6754/
Igens6730/
Heutjens6714/
Khayzens6711/
Huiggins674/
Egens672/
Houghins672/
Hutchyns672/
Huthcens672/
Higgiens672/
Ugems672/
Hüttgens672/
Hunggins672/
Hauchens671/
Hayesnsp671/
Heaggens671/
Hoychens671/
Heuggins671/
Eugns671/
Hogns671/
Heitgens671/
Jheysens671/
Heigense671/
Haughins671/
Hexns671/
Hezns671/
Heggiens670/
Chiggens670/
Higns670/
Hegns670/
Hhuggins670/
Ygems670/
Chengens670/

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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 Huygens
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