Högsten Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Högsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Högsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Finland161:343,54424,270
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

The alternate forms: Hogsten (363) are calculated separately.

Högsten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Högsten has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may also be rendered as: Hogsten. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Högsten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Högsten is the 2,255,512th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. Högsten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Högsten live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 185,788. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Skåne County, where 30 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent are found and Örebro County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Sweden Högsten occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 23 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.

Högsten Last Name Statistics demography

Högsten earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 33.03% less than the national average, earning 231,774 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hogsten95363/
Hagsten86242/
Höksten861/
Häggsten8014/
Höchsten808/
Hagsteen806/
Hoegsten800/
Agsten77489/
Egsten774/
Ogsten771/
Haksten7111/
Jägsten719/
Agsteen715/
Hagstén712/
Achsten711/
Haksteen67141/
Agstn676/
Okchsten671/
Hochsten671/

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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 Högsten
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