Hyginus Surname
Approximately 1,229 people bear this surname
Hyginus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,204 | 1:147,129 | 9,353 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Hyginus (10,496) may also be a first name.
Hyginus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hyginus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hyginus occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hyginus? popularity and diffusion
Hyginus is the 307,434th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,929,655 people. Hyginus occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Hyginus live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 59,328th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 10,496 people.
Hyginus is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,204 people, or 1 in 147,129. In Nigeria Hyginus is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 17 percent reside, Adamawa, where 11 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Hyginus occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hygienus | 93 | 6 | / |
| Hyguinus | 93 | 4 | / |
| Hyginaus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hyginu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hygenus | 86 | 40 | / |
| Higinus | 86 | 15 | / |
| Hyjinus | 86 | 6 | / |
| Hyginos | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hygenuis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eginus | 77 | 143 | / |
| Jhinus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iginus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Esginus | 71 | 103 | / |
| Heginuz | 71 | 6 | / |
| Higenus | 71 | 3 | / |
| Higynus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Igineus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gezinus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Igienus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hijinus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gezienus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eginu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigignu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haijinus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiginou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iginu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ginginus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Hyginus
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