Honegger Surname

112,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Honegger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Honegger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,8811:2,851355
United States6211:583,67047,738
France2101:316,29948,089
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Uruguay421:81,7098,364
Canada391:944,75971,777
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Austria231:370,23639,193
Liechtenstein91:4,264487
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Comoros11:749,524685
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Hönegger (87) are calculated separately.

Honegger Last Name Facts

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

Honegger is most common in Switzerland. It can be found as: Hönegger. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Honegger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 112,373rd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,767,106 people. The last name Honegger is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Honegger reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Honegger is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 2,881 people, or 1 in 2,851. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Zürich, where 56 percent are found, Canton of St Gallen, where 8 percent are found and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 5 percent are found. Besides Switzerland this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Honegger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Honegger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Honegger surname rose 5,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Honegger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Honegger surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Honegger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.19% more than the national average, earning R 473,340 per year; in United States they earn 5.32% less than the national average, earning $40,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.39% more than the national average, earning $57,826 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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