Hägg Surname

123,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hägg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hägg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,1511:3,125300
Finland4901:11,2181,725
Norway421:122,43516,038
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark61:940,78647,603
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Hägg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hägg is found most in Sweden. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hägg.

How Common Is The Last Name Hägg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 123,247th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,966,949 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hägg reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Hägg is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 3,151 people, or 1 in 3,125. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 14 percent reside and Skåne County, where 13 percent reside. Beside Sweden this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 13 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Hägg Last Name Statistics demography

Hägg earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning 355,799 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Häggh8932/
Häggå895/
Häg8634/
Hegg752,869/
Högg75835/
Jägg75114/
Higg7540/
Hgig755/
Ihgg754/
Jhgg751/
Yhgg751/
Hõgg751/
Higgs6731,939/
Heggs671,199/
Hoegg67171/
Haegg6797/
Heggø6790/
Chegg677/
Heggt674/
Haigg673/
Hjjgg671/
Hgaig671/
Hyggs671/
Chigg671/

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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 Hägg
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