Høy Surname
Approximately 701 people bear this surname
Høy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 516 | 1:10,939 | 1,038 |
| Norway | 151 | 1:34,055 | 4,792 |
| Greenland | 28 | 1:2,014 | 243 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Hy (10,472) are calculated separately.
Høy Demographics
Average Høy Salary in
Norway
378,172 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Høy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Høy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Høy occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Hy. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Høy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 476,893rd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,395,929 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Høy are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This last name is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is carried by 516 people, or 1 in 10,939. In Denmark Høy is primarily found in: Central Denmark Region, where 30 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 26 percent live and Region Zealand, where 20 percent live. Apart from Denmark this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 22 percent live and Greenland, where 4 percent live.
Høy Last Name Statistics demography
Høy earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.27% more than the national average, earning 378,172 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hy | 93 | 10,472 | / |
| Håøy | 86 | 34 | / |
| Hoøy | 86 | 18 | / |
| Øy | 80 | 126 | / |
| Høyås | 75 | 26 | / |
| Huy | 67 | 169,619 | / |
| Hay | 67 | 130,160 | / |
| Chy | 67 | 80,240 | / |
| Hoy | 67 | 32,219 | / |
| Hey | 67 | 15,392 | / |
| Hyd | 67 | 2,196 | / |
| Hys | 67 | 1,520 | / |
| Høj | 67 | 1,451 | / |
| Khy | 67 | 555 | / |
| Hyz | 67 | 449 | / |
| Ohy | 67 | 229 | / |
| Hyt | 67 | 205 | / |
| Hyy | 67 | 199 | / |
| Hyi | 67 | 197 | / |
| Ahy | 67 | 156 | / |
| Høi | 67 | 128 | / |
| Háy | 67 | 104 | / |
| Hyp | 67 | 75 | / |
| Høe | 67 | 64 | / |
| Øyo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hiy | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hyh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hhy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hjy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hyß | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Høa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Høy
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