Høgset Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Høgset Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Høgset Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3481:14,7771,740
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Høgset Last Name Facts

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

The surname Høgset is found most frequently in Norway. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Høgset click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Høgset? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 801,116th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. The last name Høgset occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Høgset are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Høgset is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 14,777. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 42 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 35 percent live and Northern Norway, where 18 percent live. Other than Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Faroe Islands, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Høgset Last Name Statistics demography

Høgset earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning 335,645 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Høgseth92368/
Hgseth833/
Hågseth771/
Gshet732/
Gsett731/
Hggse731/
Hxget731/
Øxseth6775/
Høgsaa679/
Gse674/
Ågseth673/
Gzscet671/

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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 Høgset
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