Högh Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Högh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Högh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Högh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Högh is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Högh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Högh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,414,640th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Högh live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 166,894. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Halland County, where 29 percent reside, Skåne County, where 22 percent reside and Blekinge County, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Sweden Högh exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hög86285/
Högg75835/
Höhk7519/
Högå758/
Hökh757/
Heugh671,380/
Hoegh67459/
Höckh67101/
Huigh6758/
Häggh6732/
Högås6732/
Haegh679/
Ög672/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Högh
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis