Høyen Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Høyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Høyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1381:37,2635,279
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Hyen (180) are calculated separately.

Høyen Last Name Facts

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

Høyen occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Hyen. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Høyen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Høyen is the 1,343,156th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Høyen reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Norway, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 37,263. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 46 percent live, Central Norway, where 26 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 25 percent live. Besides Norway it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 16 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Høyen Last Name Statistics demography

Høyen earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 1.46% more than the national average, earning 351,123 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyen96180/
Øyen891,360/
Høyesen8330/
Huyen8057,744/
Heyen804,154/
Chyen803,297/
Khyen802,841/
Hayen802,729/
Hoyen80540/
Høyem80468/
Højen80313/
Høien80143/
Ahyen8057/
Ihyen8031/
Hyeng8022/
Hiyen8015/
Hyene807/
Hyien801/
Hyhen800/
Høyessen774/
Yen75180,210/
Chjyen732,057/
Huyenh731,819/
Heysen73242/
Hyenne73199/
Haayen73156/
Hyggen73152/
Haysen73150/
Hayene73107/
Hooyen7377/
Huyten7372/
Huysen7365/
Huyeng7340/
Ahysen7340/
Hayyen7328/
Aaøyen7320/
Haiyen7319/
Hayeen7310/
Hayien739/
Hoyten738/
Hayten738/
Heyenn738/
Hayesn736/
Heyenk733/
Hoeyen733/
Houyen732/
Heuyen732/
Heiyen732/
Hauyen732/
Haycen732/
Højeng732/
Huyßen732/
Hyesin731/
Heyhen731/
Heyten731/
Gahyen731/
Aheyen731/
Hoyemn731/
Hoyene731/
Hiyene731/
Hiysen731/
Hayeng731/
Hayßen731/
Khyoen731/
Ehyene731/
Ahayen731/
Hyenth731/
Chyene731/
Hien67232,489/
Hein67185,455/
Yien6727,663/
Huyn6714,590/
Ayen6713,981/
Uyen678,361/
Heyn677,678/
Chaiyen675,861/
Yene675,502/
Yeng673,565/
Heun673,427/
Oyen672,591/
Eyen672,305/
Hayn672,187/
Øien672,170/
Iyen671,723/
Hean671,290/
Ihen671,129/
Yoen67522/
Yent67222/
Hjen67203/
Huyssen67202/
Hejn67156/
Hyem67142/
Yenn67118/
Yesn67104/
Yhyn6797/
Ehen6788/
Høyheim6783/
Hayssen6769/
Chuiyen6766/
Yend6765/
Hoyn6764/
Üyen6764/
Hyicent6760/
Jhen6755/
Yhen6739/
Ehyn6739/
Høiesen6735/
Chyetin6733/
Hiyn6731/
Jyen6725/
Éhen6721/
Jahayen6717/
Hayenne6715/
Heyggen679/
Ahyn679/
Heén678/
Yetn677/
Heyenck676/
Haytten676/
Yehn676/
Ohyn675/
Hiycent674/
Choiyen674/
Hyin673/
Huyghen673/
Yyen673/
Chuyyen673/
Ehyseen672/
Hayyeng672/
Haiyeng672/
Yeyn672/
Huyhsen672/
Yemn671/
Chyenne671/
Haayhen671/
Yenh671/
Haycent671/
Hiyesnt671/
Huuyten671/
Houyeng671/
Heyssen671/
Øgen671/
Y'En671/
Yejn671/
Huiyeng671/
Ihyn671/
Gahayen670/
Hohysen670/
Houyten670/

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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 Høyen
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