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
Höger is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Hoger. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Höger? popularity and diffusion
The last name Höger is the 130,893rd most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,109,275 people. The last name Höger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Höger live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Höger is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 2,943 people, or 1 in 27,355. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 31 percent live, Bavaria, where 28 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 9 percent live and Slovakia, where 4 percent live.
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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