Høyem Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Høyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Høyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4501:11,4271,277
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Hyem (142) are calculated separately.

Høyem Last Name Facts

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

Høyem occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Hyem. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Høyem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Høyem is the 646,966th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Høyem are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Høyem is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 11,427. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 48 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 37 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 6 percent reside. Beside Norway this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Høyem Last Name Statistics demography

Høyem earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning 334,602 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyem96142/
Høyheim8383/
Hayem80404/
Hoyem80303/
Høyen80166/
Høiem8043/
Ahyem8011/
Heyem807/
Hiyem802/
Høgem802/
Hyeme802/
Huyem802/
Khyem801/
Hyhem800/
Yem756,530/
Hayeem7361/
Hayeme7328/
Houyem738/
Huyeme735/
Hyeeem731/
Yohyem731/
Ihyeme731/
Hyheim731/
Huyemh731/
Hayesm731/
Heim6745,839/
Ayem674,497/
Oyem672,579/
Iyem672,045/
Yeme671,538/
Heym671,373/
Øyen671,360/
Yemm67997/
Ehem67359/
Heum67246/
Eyem67227/
Ihem67227/
Hiem67180/
Hyen67180/
Haym67177/
Heam67170/
Yemc6783/
Yoem6780/
Høyesen6730/
Houyeme6726/
Uyem6723/
Yemd6720/
Yiem6719/
Cheuyem6717/
Hejm6717/
Hoym677/
Yhem674/
Ihym673/
Yeym672/
Huym672/
Hjem672/
Chaiyem671/
Jyem671/
Yemn671/
Hiychem671/
Yesm671/
Ahym671/
Hayeeme671/
Choyiem671/
Jhem671/
Yemg671/
Ohym671/
Jahayem671/
Hyim671/
Yehm670/

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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 Høyem
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