Højgaard Surname

240,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Højgaard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Højgaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,2111:4,661418
Faroe Islands4251:11519
Greenland111:5,125525
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Hjgaard (48) are calculated separately.

Højgaard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Højgaard is found most frequently in Denmark. It may also be rendered as a variant: Hjgaard. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Højgaard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 240,293rd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,376,904 people. The surname Højgaard occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Højgaard live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 1,211 people, or 1 in 4,661. In Denmark Højgaard is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 27 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 27 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 20 percent are found. Barring Denmark it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The Faroe Islands, where 26 percent are found and Greenland, where 1 percent are found.

Højgaard Last Name Statistics demography

Højgaard earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.68% more than the national average, earning 396,881 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hjgaard9848/
Højsgaard94212/
Højegaard9443/
Højgard932/
Høgaard931/
Hejgaard88142/
Høngaard88127/
Høigaard8859/
Høygaard8836/
Høggaard8822/
Hojgaard8822/
Hæjgaard881/
Hojsgaard8238/
Hoejgaard8228/
Høisgaard8216/
Hajsgaard823/
Søgaard803,048/
Hegaard80198/
Hygaard8059/
Øigaard807/
Ejgaard802/
Ojgaard802/
Øygaard801/
Jaard771/
Heegaard75727/
Heigaard7573/
Hoygaard7526/
Hoigaard7520/
Hesgaard755/
Øygard71434/
Jegard71361/
Sgaard71174/
Heesgaard7199/
Hegard7172/
Jaards7127/
Jägard7126/
Søgard7119/
Hoysgaard7116/
Hygard7115/
Jégard7112/
Hajgar719/
Hågard717/
Igaard715/
Hijard712/
Higard712/
Djgard711/
Jngard711/
Hoeygaard711/
Høgart711/
Jard67740/
Chegaar67509/
Hegardt67212/
Hesgard6771/
Isgaard6763/
Heegard6763/
Høijord6752/
Eigaard6746/
Chigard6719/
Heigard6717/
Heggard678/
Hoigard675/
Haygard675/
Jegardt675/
Chegard674/
Åsgaard673/
Chégard672/
Hajghar672/
Heegaar672/
Gayyard671/
Jgar671/
Ujgaare671/
Jaigard671/
Hijjard671/
Heagard671/
Ingaard671/
Hajjard671/
Esgaard671/
Jingaar671/
Huygard670/
Heygard670/
Gajjard670/
Hoygard670/
Hingard670/
Highard670/
Hengard670/
Hayyard670/
Higgard670/

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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 Højgaard
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