Höij Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Höij Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 114 | 1:86,375 | 6,380 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Höij Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Höij Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Höij (Arabic: حويج) is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Höij? popularity and diffusion
The last name Höij is the 1,691,963rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Höij reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 86,375. In Sweden Höij is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 24 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 21 percent reside and Värmland County, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Höij Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Höij in the Arabic language | ||
| حويج | hwyj | - |
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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 Höij
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