Høegh Surname
Approximately 847 people bear this surname
Høegh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 595 | 1:9,487 | 883 |
| Greenland | 137 | 1:412 | 74 |
| Norway | 112 | 1:45,913 | 6,570 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Hegh (398) are calculated separately.
Høegh Demographics
Average Høegh Salary in
Norway
1,617,870 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Høegh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Høegh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Høegh occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Hegh. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Høegh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 411,827th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,603,950 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Høegh live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is carried by 595 people, or 1 in 9,487. In Denmark Høegh is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 32 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 23 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Denmark this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Greenland, where 16 percent are found and Norway, where 13 percent are found.
Høegh Last Name Statistics demography
Høegh earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 367.48% more than the national average, earning 1,617,870 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hegh | 96 | 398 | / |
| Høgegh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Høeg | 89 | 834 | / |
| Heugh | 80 | 1,380 | / |
| Heigh | 80 | 570 | / |
| Chegh | 80 | 21 | / |
| Heagh | 80 | 13 | / |
| Heegh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hiegh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hejgh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heg | 75 | 597 | / |
| Egh | 75 | 19 | / |
| Cheigh | 73 | 26 | / |
| Cheugh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Chiegh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Khecgh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahiegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heigth | 73 | 1 | / |
| High | 67 | 26,548 | / |
| Heeg | 67 | 3,673 | / |
| Hegg | 67 | 2,869 | / |
| Heig | 67 | 151 | / |
| Hygh | 67 | 131 | / |
| Hegt | 67 | 115 | / |
| Heag | 67 | 82 | / |
| Cheg | 67 | 82 | / |
| Hekh | 67 | 41 | / |
| Jegh | 67 | 37 | / |
| Eagh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Eigh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kheg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hehg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hegp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eugh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hegs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hehc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eegh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hecg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eygh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eqgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heqh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hegz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hehk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Egch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hejg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjeg | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Høegh
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