Høj Surname

268,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Høj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Høj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,3571:4,160367
Faroe Islands481:1,021136
Norway241:214,26224,079
Greenland71:8,054710
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hj (77,872) are calculated separately.

Høj Last Name Facts

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

Høj is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Hj. Click here to see other possible spellings of Høj.

How Common Is The Last Name Høj? popularity and diffusion

The surname Høj is the 268,888th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,022,430 people. The surname Høj is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Høj are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 1,357 people, or 1 in 4,160. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 35 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 22 percent live. Besides Denmark Høj occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The Faroe Islands, where 3 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Høj Last Name Statistics demography

Høj earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 3.82% more than the national average, earning 359,295 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hj9377,872/
Højd865/
Høje861/
Aahøj7516/
Højsø752/
Jehøj751/
Haj67158,194/
Hij675,497/
Chj67833/
Høy67701/
Huj67197/
Hoj67168/
Hji67144/
Khj67129/
Høi67128/
Døj67107/
Hjh6785/
Hsj6765/
Høe6764/
Hej6762/
Hjj6747/
Hhj6738/
Hâj6729/
Ahj6728/
Hje6721/
Shj6720/
Háj6713/
Hjd6712/
Uhj6710/
Dhj6710/
Hjz6710/
Hdj679/
Hzj677/
Ohj677/
Hjy675/
Hxj673/
Hjx672/
Héj671/
Høa671/
Søj671/

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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 Høj
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