Höger Surname
Approximately 3,455 people bear this surname
Höger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,943 | 1:27,355 | 3,613 |
| Austria | 301 | 1:28,290 | 4,497 |
| Slovakia | 125 | 1:42,692 | 8,016 |
| Czechia | 37 | 1:287,391 | 37,121 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Hoger (1,627) are calculated separately.
Höger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Höger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Höger is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Hoger. Click here for further possible spellings of Höger.
How Common Is The Last Name Höger? popularity and diffusion
It is the 130,893rd most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,109,275 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Höger are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,943 people, or 1 in 27,355. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 31 percent reside, Bavaria, where 28 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 9 percent reside and Slovakia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoger | 93 | 1,627 | / |
| Högger | 91 | 562 | / |
| Hönger | 91 | 151 | / |
| Höge | 89 | 407 | / |
| Höer | 89 | 281 | / |
| Öger | 89 | 116 | / |
| Höttger | 83 | 45 | / |
| Hönnger | 83 | 9 | / |
| Hager | 80 | 65,594 | / |
| Heger | 80 | 16,805 | / |
| Häger | 80 | 3,533 | / |
| Höher | 80 | 1,155 | / |
| Höser | 80 | 421 | / |
| Höjer | 80 | 404 | / |
| Önger | 80 | 355 | / |
| Hönge | 80 | 57 | / |
| Högye | 80 | 52 | / |
| Höyer | 80 | 52 | / |
| Ögger | 80 | 34 | / |
| Höier | 80 | 27 | / |
| Höges | 80 | 15 | / |
| Höehr | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jöger | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ahger | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ögeer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ehger | 80 | 1 | / |
| Högerová | 77 | 87 | / |
| Öge | 75 | 10,569 | / |
| Hagger | 73 | 3,499 | / |
| Haeger | 73 | 2,250 | / |
| Heeger | 73 | 1,890 | / |
| Hegger | 73 | 1,839 | / |
| Hoeger | 73 | 1,141 | / |
| Hogger | 73 | 998 | / |
| Haager | 73 | 841 | / |
| Höijer | 73 | 610 | / |
| Hörzer | 73 | 512 | / |
| Höcher | 73 | 315 | / |
| Hänger | 73 | 107 | / |
| Heuger | 73 | 84 | / |
| Hägert | 73 | 83 | / |
| Ahgher | 73 | 67 | / |
| Chager | 73 | 57 | / |
| Hegier | 73 | 23 | / |
| Cheger | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hagier | 73 | 20 | / |
| Hääger | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ahager | 73 | 7 | / |
| Huiger | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hageer | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hägerå | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jähger | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hehger | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hogier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehgerh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Choger | 73 | 0 | / |
| Özer | 67 | 179,961 | / |
| Aher | 67 | 77,123 | / |
| Hage | 67 | 38,731 | / |
| Eger | 67 | 15,753 | / |
| Ager | 67 | 13,758 | / |
| Oger | 67 | 11,664 | / |
| Hoge | 67 | 8,511 | / |
| Äger | 67 | 7,323 | / |
| Hege | 67 | 3,807 | / |
| Öget | 67 | 2,088 | / |
| Öğer | 67 | 1,538 | / |
| Önge | 67 | 933 | / |
| Höse | 67 | 931 | / |
| Häge | 67 | 754 | / |
| Oher | 67 | 518 | / |
| Chagger | 67 | 493 | / |
| Hoegger | 67 | 341 | / |
| Ögeç | 67 | 255 | / |
| Éger | 67 | 253 | / |
| Eher | 67 | 230 | / |
| Öser | 67 | 125 | / |
| Högy | 67 | 91 | / |
| Heur | 67 | 85 | / |
| Ohge | 67 | 75 | / |
| Öcer | 67 | 69 | / |
| Éher | 67 | 47 | / |
| Öschger | 67 | 44 | / |
| Jöge | 67 | 37 | / |
| Hägerth | 67 | 35 | / |
| Öher | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hössjer | 67 | 19 | / |
| Haegher | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ögge | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chhager | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ahahger | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cheeger | 67 | 3 | / |
| Häggert | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Högi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chageer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chogher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahagher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haagher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hége | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoggerr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoegier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haggher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehge | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Höger
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