Hjers Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Hjers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Hjers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hjers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hjers is found most in Sweden. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hjers? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Hjers live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.
This last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 307,711. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 66 percent are found, Halland County, where 22 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 13 percent are found. Barring Sweden Hjers exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Hjers
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