Høye Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Høye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 289 | 1:17,793 | 2,209 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Hye (9,097) are calculated separately.
Høye (12) may also be a first name.
Høye Demographics
Average Høye Salary in
Norway
439,086 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Høye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Høye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Høye is most common in Norway. It may also be found as a variant: Hye. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Høye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 889,654th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. The surname Høye is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Høye live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia. Høye is also the 3,306,491st most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 12 people.
The last name Høye is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 289 people, or 1 in 17,793. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 74 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 12 percent are found and Western Norway, where 10 percent are found. Other than Norway Høye exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Høye Last Name Statistics demography
Høye earn significantly more than the average income. In Norway they earn 26.87% more than the national average, earning 439,086 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hye | 95 | 9,097 | / |
| Høyer | 89 | 1,405 | / |
| Øye | 86 | 979 | / |
| Chye | 75 | 4,116 | / |
| Hyer | 75 | 4,097 | / |
| Khye | 75 | 1,349 | / |
| Høie | 75 | 776 | / |
| Hyet | 75 | 260 | / |
| Hyee | 75 | 37 | / |
| Hyes | 75 | 28 | / |
| Hyeh | 75 | 19 | / |
| Høge | 75 | 11 | / |
| Hyed | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hyep | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hyea | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hjye | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hyey | 75 | 2 | / |
| Øyer | 75 | 2 | / |
| Høje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jhye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ye | 67 | 7,320,967 | / |
| Hyett | 67 | 2,302 | / |
| Højer | 67 | 535 | / |
| Høier | 67 | 331 | / |
| Ghiye | 67 | 228 | / |
| Hayye | 67 | 101 | / |
| Hyest | 67 | 92 | / |
| Gheye | 67 | 38 | / |
| Haiye | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hyesh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chyee | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chyer | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hayie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hoiye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hayje | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hyhei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hjyej | 67 | 7 | / |
| Huyye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hyhet | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hyher | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chyet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aheye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heiye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyerh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chyez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chyey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahyée | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyedt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Høye
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