Høegh Surname

411,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Høegh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Høegh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark5951:9,487883
Greenland1371:41274
Norway1121:45,9136,570
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Hegh (398) are calculated separately.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hegh96398/
Høgegh911/
Høeg89834/
Heugh801,380/
Heigh80570/
Chegh8021/
Heagh8013/
Heegh8011/
Hiegh809/
Hejgh801/
Heg75597/
Egh7519/
Cheigh7326/
Cheugh7311/
Chiegh739/
Khecgh731/
Cheegh731/
Ahiegh731/
Heigth731/
High6726,548/
Heeg673,673/
Hegg672,869/
Heig67151/
Hygh67131/
Hegt67115/
Heag6782/
Cheg6782/
Hekh6741/
Jegh6737/
Eagh6719/
Eigh677/
Kheg675/
Hehg674/
Hegp672/
Eugh672/
Hegs672/
Hehc672/
Eegh672/
Hecg671/
Egkh671/
Egsh671/
Egth671/
Eygh671/
Eqgh671/
Heqh671/
Hegc671/
Hegq671/
Hegx671/
Ihgh671/
Hegz671/
Hehk671/
Heug671/
Gegh671/
Heyg671/
Egch671/
Hejg671/
Hekg671/
Hjgh671/
Hjeg671/

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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 Høegh
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