Högger Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Högger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Högger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4721:17,4002,862
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Austria241:354,81038,119
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Hogger (998) are calculated separately.

Högger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Högger is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Hogger. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Högger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Högger is the 563,577th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,967,164 people. The surname Högger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Högger are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 17,400. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 28 percent reside, Canton of Thurgau, where 26 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 23 percent reside. Not including Switzerland this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hogger94998/
Höger913,455/
Ögger9134/
Hagger833,499/
Hegger831,839/
Hönger83151/
Höge80407/
Öger80116/
Ögge8012/
Chagger77493/
Hoegger77341/
Hönnger779/
Häggert773/
Haggher771/
Hoggerr771/
Hager7365,594/
Egger7343,034/
Heger7316,805/
Hegge736,317/
Hagge734,570/
Hogge733,639/
Häger733,533/
Hoger731,627/
Agger731,556/
Önger73355/
Ogger73293/
Hönge7357/
Högye7352/
Hägge7319/
Höges7315/
Höxer738/
Jöger734/
Högse733/
Ahger731/
Ögeer731/
Ehger731/
Högerová7187/
Hoeggeer711/
Öge6710,569/
Hagjer674,251/
Haeger672,250/
Heeger671,890/
Hoeger671,141/
Haager67841/
Hänger67107/
Chegge6787/
Heuger6784/
Hägert6783/
Ahgher6767/
Chager6757/
Oegger6736/
Hegier6723/
Cheger6721/
Hagier6720/
Aegger6712/
Aggerh6711/
Hogjer6710/
Chogge678/
Huiger677/
Ahager677/
Chagge677/
Haggir675/
Hageer675/
Hägerå675/
Jähger673/
Hagyer673/
Hehger672/
Haggey672/
Eugger672/
Hogser672/
Jägger671/
Ehgerh671/
Hagzer671/
Eggerr671/
Hogier671/
Heggey671/
Heegge670/
Hogeir670/
Hegser670/
Choger670/
Haagge670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Högger
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