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Worldwide, Henig (Henning , Henig , הניג ) is a common boy's given name. The forename Henig is habitual in Germany, where it is quite a common boy's name, Denmark, and Sweden, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Germany, South Africa, and Denmark. Also, Henig is the last name as well as the forename.
Henig is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Henning Primdahl , character in Drengene fra Angora; Henning von Anstetten , the soap opera character, Verbotene Liebe and Henning Moller , the operatic character in the opera Der Roland von Berlin.