Høyer Surname

276,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Høyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Høyer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,0301:5,480499
Norway3531:14,5671,701
Greenland71:8,054710
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
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The alternate forms: Hyer (4,097) are calculated separately.

Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Høyer Demographics

Average Høyer Salary in
Norway

376,365 kr

Per year
Rank:
17,232 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00762366
Rank: 1,677 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
108.75%
Sample size: 158 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Høyer Last Name Facts

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

Høyer occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Hyer. Click here to see other possible spellings of Høyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Høyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 276,073rd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,186,865 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Høyer live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is held by 1,030 people, or 1 in 5,480. In Denmark Høyer is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 38 percent live, Central Denmark Region, where 20 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 17 percent live. Outside of Denmark this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 25 percent live and Greenland, where 0 percent live.

Høyer Last Name Statistics demography

Høyer earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning 376,365 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyer964,097/
Høyert915/
Høye89302/
Øyer892/
Højer80535/
Høier80331/
Khyer8020/
Chyer8013/
Høger805/
Hyher805/
Hyerp801/
Jhyer801/
Hyerh801/
Hyere800/
Hyier800/
Hye759,097/
Yer752,913/
Øye75979/
Chyher73195/
Haayer73188/
Khyher7321/
Heuyer736/
Hyhher734/
Høijer733/
Heyier731/
Hayier731/
D'Hyer731/
Chye674,116/
Yere673,405/
Hier672,044/
Khye671,349/
Høie67776/
Hyet67260/
Eher67230/
Yerr67213/
Yier6784/
Yert6767/
Éher6747/
Ahayere6743/
Hyee6737/
Iher6730/
Hyes6728/
Hyeh6719/
Yoer6717/
Khayyer6716/
Jyer6712/
Høge6711/
Hyed6710/
Hyep677/
Øger677/
Hyea676/
Øier676/
Yher675/
Hjayyer674/
Yerd674/
Hjer673/
Hjye673/
Hger672/
Yehr672/
Yeyr672/
Jher672/
Hyey672/
Yejr671/
Chayjer671/
Jahayer671/
Heyhger671/
Yetr671/
Yerh671/
Yerp671/
Høje671/
Khaiyer671/
Chaiyer671/
Jhye671/
Ehyr671/
Yerz670/
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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 Høyer
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