Höjer Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Höjer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Höjer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3891:25,3132,058
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Höjer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Höjer (Hindi: होजेर) has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Höjer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Höjer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 721,185th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Höjer are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Höjer is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 389 people, or 1 in 25,313. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent are found and Örebro County, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Höjer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Höjer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höijer91610/
Hössjer8319/
Höger803,455/
Höser80421/
Öijer8067/
Höyer8052/
Höier8027/
Öjert8024/
Höije8019/
Hörzer73512/
Huijer73322/
Höcher73315/
Hoejer7313/
Özer67179,961/
Höse67931/
Höge67407/
Öser67125/
Öger67116/
Öcer6769/
Höttger6745/
Höie6713/
Öije672/
Höye671/
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Höjer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Höjer in the Hindi language
होजेरhojera-

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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 Höjer
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