Heggernes Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Heggernes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heggernes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3351:15,3501,829
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Heggernes Last Name Facts

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

Heggernes is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heggernes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heggernes is the 738,530th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Heggernes are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 15,350. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 79 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 14 percent reside and Central Norway, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Norway Heggernes exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Senegal, where 1 percent reside.

Heggernes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heggernes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heggernes surname expanded 960 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heggernes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Heggernes last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heggernes earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning 326,838 kr per year and in United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heggerness9526/
Hegrenes82243/
Gigernes8250/
Engernes8212/
Eernes800/
Hegreness7833/
Hagernesh7816/
Hearnes75171/
Hoernes7592/
Egarnes7552/
Haernes751/
Gearnes750/
Goernes750/
Agernesh714,990/
Hierneis7116/
Hagernäs7114/
Engernäs713/
Exernest711/
Hearness710/
Hingernesch700/
Exerne6738/
Earnes6725/
Yernes678/
Oernes671/
Kheirenes671/
Cheghrene671/

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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 Heggernes
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