Højen Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Højen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Højen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark3071:18,3871,807
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Hjen (203) are calculated separately.

Højen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Højen is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Hjen. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Højen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 866,642nd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Højen are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Denmark, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 18,387. In Denmark it is primarily found in: North Denmark Region, where 50 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 24 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 12 percent reside. Other than Denmark this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Faroe Islands, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjen96203/
Højeng912/
Høen8993/
Thjen80822/
Høyen80166/
Høien80143/
Hijen8011/
Chjen805/
Hjean801/
Hjent801/
Hjien801/
Khjen801/
Hen7521,645/
Jen7515,074/
Hjn7529/
Chjyen732,057/
Heijen73222/
Haijen7395/
Hajšen7330/
Høisen7320/
Chijen7310/
Hujjen735/
Hujten734/
Huijen734/
Hajjen731/
Khijen731/
Hajien731/
Chen6774,775,602/
Jean671,310,810/
Zhen67395,264/
Heng67271,388/
Hien67232,489/
Hein67185,455/
Henn6722,759/
Jeng6715,801/
Heyn677,678/
Khen676,252/
Tjen675,349/
Hehn675,027/
Hend673,774/
Jene672,447/
Øien672,170/
Jent672,050/
Hene671,716/
Jenn671,644/
Jehn671,420/
Øyen671,360/
Hean671,290/
Heen671,166/
Ihen671,129/
Hsen671,030/
Djen67978/
Jien67869/
Hajn67512/
Jeen67418/
Hent67413/
Jein67402/
Hesn67247/
Hooijen67223/
Jeun67222/
Shjn67198/
Hyen67180/
Ijen67169/
Huijsen67167/
Heijenk67164/
Hejn67156/
Høsøien67122/
Jenq67117/
Huijten6790/
Ehen6788/
Jend6785/
Heijgen6767/
Hemn6756/
Jhen6755/
Heijsen6746/
Yhen6739/
Hcen6738/
Høiesen6735/
Jenő6730/
Høyesen6730/
Høiåsen6730/
Høyåsen6729/
Jyen6725/
Éhen6721/
Haaijen6720/
Henh6720/
Hojn6719/
Jenå6716/
Hoeijen6713/
Øzen6711/
Høin6710/
Jenh679/
Henț679/
Jzen678/
Heén678/
Jemn677/
Hzen676/
Hjin676/
Hijn676/
Hajieng675/
Jesn672/
Hxjn672/
Hjem672/
Jgen671/
Hjne671/
Dhjn671/
Hijssen671/
Hjihsen671/
Henå671/
Øgen671/
Chjiten671/
Yhjn671/
Xjen671/
Chjn671/
Hujn671/
Hdjn671/
Hjhn671/
Hjjn671/
Hjnc671/
Hjng671/
Khjn671/
Hetn670/

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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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  • 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 Højen
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