O'Huiginn Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Huiginn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Huiginn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:188,3587,886
England31:18,572,686338,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

O'Huiginn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Huiginn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Huiginn is more frequently found in Ireland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of O'Huiginn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Huiginn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. O'Huiginn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 103 percent of O'Huiginn are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in Ireland, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 188,358. In Ireland O'Huiginn is most common in: Leinster, where 84 percent are found. Other than Ireland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ohuiginn9423/
O'Huigin9414/
O'Higgin822/
O'Huigín821/
O'Hinggin781/
O'Hagin7514/
Ohiggin753/
Ochigin752/
Houigin750/
Ochingin7115/
Ouigne678/
Aougin671/
Ojigin671/
Oyugin671/
Ouisin670/

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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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  • 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 O'Huiginn
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