Hygenus Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Hygenus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hygenus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Hygenus (489) may also be a first name.

Hygenus Last Name Facts

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

Hygenus is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hygenus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Hygenus is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Hygenus reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 384,341st most widespread first name globally, borne by 489 people.

The last name Hygenus is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 30 percent live, Abia, where 19 percent live and Nasarawa, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and Mexico, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hygienus936/
Hygenuis931/
Hygnus924/
Hyginus861,229/
Higenus863/
Hyguinus804/
Hyginaus801/
Egenus7774/
Igenus774/
Hignus771/
Hyginu771/
Chigenu7124/
Higinus7115/
Hyjinus716/
Eugenus714/
Hyginos712/
Higynus712/
Gezinus711/
Chegenu711/
Igienus711/
Egenu67103/
Ignus6740/
Igenu6721/
Egnus672/
Gezienus671/
Chigengu671/
Ingenuus671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hygenus
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