Höijer Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Höijer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Höijer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4471:22,0291,827
Finland1561:35,2354,559
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Höijer Last Name Facts

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

Höijer has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Höijer.

How Common Is The Last Name Höijer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Höijer is the 530,215th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,946,797 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Höijer reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 447 people, or 1 in 22,029. In Sweden Höijer is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 36 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent live and Örebro County, where 7 percent live. Not including Sweden this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 26 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höjer91404/
Öijer9167/
Höier9127/
Höije9119/
Huijer83322/
Höie8013/
Öije802/
Huijzer77504/
Höger733,455/
Höyer7352/
Öjert7324/
Öijar7318/
Huijie6746/
Hoejer6713/
Ohiser6713/
Ahijar6710/
Hoeier672/
Öie672/
Hoeije671/
Oheier671/
Ohaier671/
Oehier671/
Haeier670/

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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 Höijer
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