Høgseth Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Høgseth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Høgseth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3661:14,0501,627
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Hgseth (3) are calculated separately.

Høgseth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Høgseth is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Hgseth. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Høgseth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 772,238th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Høgseth live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 14,050. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 44 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 25 percent reside and Western Norway, where 23 percent reside. Not including Norway this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Høgseth Last Name Statistics demography

Høgseth earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.2% less than the national average, earning 286,546 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hgseth973/
Høgset92350/
Hågseth861/
Øxseth7775/
Ågseth773/
Håkseth711/
Høgshøj711/
Gshet672/
Gsett671/
Hggse671/
Hxget671/

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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 Høgseth
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