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
Höher is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Hoher. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Höher? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 322,929th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,309,564 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Höher live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 902 people, or 1 in 89,252. In Germany Höher is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent are found, Saxony, where 24 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 20 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.
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
- 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 Höher
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