Heegaard Surname

463,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Heegaard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heegaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark5831:9,682905
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Norway181:285,68329,080
France121:5,535,227269,324
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Heegaard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heegaard is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heegaard? popularity and diffusion

Heegaard is the 463,668th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,024,135 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Heegaard are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 9,682. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 39 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 33 percent live and Region Zealand, where 11 percent live. Excluding Denmark Heegaard exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Heegaard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heegaard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heegaard last name expanded 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heegaard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heegaard surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heegaard earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning 371,448 kr per year and in United States they earn 41.32% more than the national average, earning $60,978 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heesgaard9499/
Hegaard93198/
Heegard9363/
Heegaar932/
Hejgaard88142/
Heigaard8873/
Heegardt8829/
Hesgaard885/
Hoegaard881/
Hegard8672/
Heegar861/
Højegaard8243/
Hoejgaard8228/
Hoeygaard821/
Chegaar80509/
Hegardt80212/
Hesgard8071/
Hygaard8059/
Hjgaard8048/
Eigaard8046/
Heigard8017/
Hogaard8014/
Oegaard809/
Heggard808/
Chegard804/
Kheegar802/
Ejgaard802/
Hagaard801/
Heagard801/
Esgaard801/
Heygard800/
Hengard800/
Hegar77637/
Egard77145/
Eegar7723/
Højgaard751,665/
Enggaard75621/
Haagaard7594/
Høigaard7559/
Høygaard7536/
Hoygaard7526/
Hojgaard7522/
Hoigaard7520/
Heingard7520/
Hoggaard757/
Heiggard752/
Hæjgaard751/
Haggaard750/
Hogard71754/
Hagard71448/
Jegard71361/
Engard71309/
Ogaard71290/
Højsgaard71212/
Khegar71127/
Heggar71111/
Chegar71109/
Hegare7168/
Egardt7158/
Hegart7152/
Hojsgaard7138/
Hengar7130/
Aegard7129/
Eigard7119/
Høisgaard7116/
Hoysgaard7116/
Hygard7115/
Ögaard7112/
Gegard7110/
Ekgard718/
Esgard718/
Jeegar716/
Igaard715/
Agaard713/
Hajsgaard713/
Higard712/
Eegare712/
Heigar712/
Hegerd711/
Egahar711/
Eggard711/
Geegar711/
Hesgar711/
Oegard711/
Eugard710/
Eegart710/
Hegord710/
Heagar710/
Engaar710/
Haggard6712,366/
Hoggard675,641/
Aagaard674,662/
Egar673,790/
Ekgardt67711/
Cheggar67179/
Heggart67155/
Khegare67102/
Engardt6795/
Ogheard6783/
Hagardt6768/
Isgaard6763/
Hogardt6757/
Henggar6755/
Eigeard6735/
Högardh6731/
Chengar6720/
Chigard6719/
Eghardt6717/
Eggardt6712/
Hengart677/
Øigaard677/
Cheghar676/
Haygard675/
Hoigard675/
Chegare675/
Enggard675/
Jegardt675/
Kheghar674/
Hegargy674/
Haghard672/
Cheagar672/
Chégard672/
Hogardh672/
Højgard672/
Ojgaard672/
Cheigar671/
Hengord671/
Henngar671/
Kheggar671/
Heegert671/
Hengarh671/
Henghar671/
Ingaard671/
Øygaard671/
Haagard671/
Egghard671/
Hegaire671/
Oeygard671/
Agheard670/
Higgard670/
Huygard670/
Hoegart670/
Hoygard670/
Heisgar670/
Hingard670/
Hesgart670/
Heigerd670/
Highard670/
Eugardt670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heegaard
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