Höher Surname
Approximately 1,155 people bear this surname
Höher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 902 | 1:89,252 | 11,237 |
| Austria | 230 | 1:37,024 | 5,997 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Hoher (397) are calculated separately.
Höher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Höher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Höher is most common in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant: Hoher. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Höher? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 322,929th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,309,564 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Höher live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 902 people, or 1 in 89,252. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live, Saxony, where 24 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Apart from Germany it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 20 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoher | 93 | 397 | / |
| Höer | 89 | 281 | / |
| Höhe | 89 | 206 | / |
| Öher | 89 | 27 | / |
| Höger | 80 | 3,455 | / |
| Heher | 80 | 842 | / |
| Haher | 80 | 167 | / |
| Héher | 80 | 29 | / |
| Höier | 80 | 27 | / |
| Jöher | 80 | 10 | / |
| Höehr | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ahher | 80 | 1 | / |
| Höherová | 77 | 15 | / |
| Öhe | 75 | 32 | / |
| Höe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chaher | 73 | 1,189 | / |
| Hoeher | 73 | 79 | / |
| Ahaher | 73 | 33 | / |
| Cheher | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oheher | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hohher | 73 | 0 | / |
| Aher | 67 | 77,123 | / |
| Öğer | 67 | 1,538 | / |
| Hohe | 67 | 955 | / |
| Oher | 67 | 518 | / |
| Höge | 67 | 407 | / |
| Eher | 67 | 230 | / |
| Hahe | 67 | 208 | / |
| Öger | 67 | 116 | / |
| Heur | 67 | 85 | / |
| Éher | 67 | 47 | / |
| Höie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chaheur | 67 | 2 | / |
| O'Heher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhoher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaaher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Höes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaeher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaheer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahaheir | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Höher
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