Høyer-Pedersen Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Høyer-Pedersen Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Pedersen.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Høyer-Pedersen 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
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Høyer-Pedersen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Høyer-Pedersen is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Høyer-Pedersen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Høyer-Pedersen live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Høyer-Pedersen is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 627,191. In Denmark Høyer-Pedersen is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Denmark Høyer-Pedersen exists in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 10 percent reside.

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
Høyer Pedersen938/
Ree-Pedersen776/
Ree Pedersen6921/
Ree-Peterson621/
Ray-Peterson621/
Rpeterson613/
Rapeterson581/
Roypeterson562/
Ray-Patterson521/
Rau-Patterson521/
Rey Petersson521/
Roy Pettersson501/
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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-Pedersen
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