Heads Surname

275,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Heads Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heads Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6191:90,0139,714
United States3651:993,03873,486
New Zealand1781:25,4404,458
Australia761:355,20729,862
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
India111:69,733,217610,955
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3091:78,8858,522
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Heads (22) may also be a first name.

Heads Last Name Facts

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

Heads is found most frequently in England. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heads? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 275,425th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,172,140 people. The last name Heads occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Heads live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles. Heads is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname Heads is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 619 people, or 1 in 90,013. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 37 percent are found, Durham, where 12 percent are found and Norfolk, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account England it exists in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and New Zealand, where 13 percent are found.

Heads Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heads has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,607 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heads Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heads surname are 15.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.66% being registered with the party.

The amount Heads earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 192.67% more than the national average, earning R 695,484 per year; in United States they earn 9.76% less than the national average, earning $38,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.57% less than the national average, earning $37,971 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Headds919/
Oheads916/
Head8960,714/
Eads8912,099/
Heas89269/
Hads8939/
Headsch830/
Headd80529/
Hadse80255/
Cheas80206/
Heeds80117/
Hjeds80110/
Hease8068/
Hejas8045/
Heast8033/
Chead8032/
Chads8029/
Hadsh8027/
Heats8016/
Heyad8012/
Hedås808/
Headz806/
Hedse806/
Hoeds806/
Hadås805/
Heash804/
Hejad804/
Haads804/
Kheds804/
Haids803/
Hieds803/
Headt802/
Eayds802/
Heids802/
Hasds801/
Khead801/
Hauds801/
Heeas801/
Hayds801/
Heasd801/
Heyas801/
Eadse801/
Geads801/
Heuas801/
Hehad801/
Hedsh801/
Ahads801/
Eadds800/
Heias800/
Heass800/
Hedds800/
Hiads800/
Heiad800/
Has7519,866/
Had7510,713/
Ead755,732/
Hes753,174/
Hed752,396/
Eas75728/
Hea75570/
Ads75434/
Eds7549/
Khadse7340,662/
Chehad73208/
Hoedts73186/
Chease7323/
Cheats7313/
Chejas7311/
Hejase7310/
Heyase739/
Kheyas739/
Heashe736/
Cheash735/
Heaths734/
Heidts734/
Heaste733/
Cheyad733/
Chehas733/
Aheats732/
Khejad732/
Hedsjø732/
Heatts731/
Khease731/
Kheyad731/
Chaids731/
Heates731/
Heazzs731/
Heyash731/
Haidsh731/
Hadshe731/
Aheeds731/
Hiejas731/
Heyats731/
Heeyad731/
O'Eads731/
Ahadst731/
Heeadt731/
Cheeds730/
Heydts730/
Chieds730/
Cheuds730/
Heiash730/
Chea67240,026/
Haas67167,605/
Hess67121,566/
Ahad6796,631/
Hays6754,281/
East6738,512/
Hass6722,582/
Hash6715,603/
Haid6715,562/
Eyad6712,049/
Heid6711,491/
Heap679,790/
Haus677,607/
Khes676,996/
Chad676,413/
Hees675,096/
Khas674,304/
Hayd673,549/
Eyas673,263/
Heys673,044/
Khea672,791/
Hast672,620/
Heyd672,573/
Eash672,335/
Adcs672,256/
Heis672,225/
Heya672,093/
Hedz672,071/
Khed672,001/
Heus671,915/
Haad671,860/
Hais671,819/
Heah671,773/
Chas671,763/
Hadd671,694/
Ejas671,608/
Ches671,397/
Edds671,241/
Hats671,151/
Hesp671,113/
Hahs671,039/
Heed671,038/
Hedt67918/
Eiad67862/
Khad67849/
Hesz67827/
Hesh67729/
Adss67711/
Hasz67687/
Hets67671/
Hese67649/
Adds67641/
Heha67611/
Ched67540/
Hasp67401/
Heia67383/
Geas67321/
Hies67315/
Hest67314/
Eeds67309/
Haud67269/
Ahas67251/
Hedd67161/
Ejad67142/
Heat67141/
Ehad67138/
Asds67134/
Haás67131/
Heja67114/
Hadt67106/
Hehs6797/
Ehas6788/
Hadz6782/
Hedh6776/
Gads6773/
Gead6758/
Hajs6750/
Hajd6750/
Euas6749/
Heua6749/
Hied6745/
Heđa6739/
Aids6738/
Eias6736/
Hadh6735/
Hľas6732/
Edse6723/
Jeas6721/
Hasd6720/
Geds6720/
Hahd6720/
Adås6719/
Jead6718/
Hids6718/
Ease6717/
Adsh6717/
Eyds6717/
Khadshe6714/
Iead6714/
Adsd6714/
Adse6712/
Edås6712/
Héas6710/
Åhed6710/
Eass679/
Chooead678/
Haudsch676/
Hejd675/
Yads675/
Eadd675/
Heea675/
Hehd675/
Eats674/
Hyds674/
Heatsch674/
Heud674/
Hiea674/
Hedå674/
Heae674/
Edsc674/
Eids673/
Jeds673/
Hezs673/
Euds673/
Edss673/
Eahd673/
Eacs673/
Adts672/
Hasx672/
Eead672/
Eeas672/
Hadp672/
Auds672/
Heattes672/
Eadh672/
Jads672/
Heyeaud672/
Ieas672/
Heaş672/
Haïs672/
Hejs672/
He'a672/
Aads672/
Hatd672/
Hesr672/
Eadx672/
Easd672/
Khaddse671/
Choeyad671/
Chejash671/
Headová671/
Headthe671/
Heasche671/
Heathse671/
Heaz671/
Easj671/
Easz671/
Eazs671/
Eadz671/
Eods671/
Hjed671/
Haís671/
Háas671/
Häas671/
Hiedsch671/
Heïd671/
Hjad671/
Hjas671/
Haïd671/
Haÿs671/
Hadı671/
D'Hease671/
Cheeyad671/
Esds671/
Hhas671/
Hasj671/
Hehasse671/
Ueds671/
Yeds671/
Adsc671/
Adsx671/
Ahds671/
Ajds671/
Easp671/
Easx671/
Edcs671/
Eadt671/
Edsh671/
Edsp671/
Edts671/
Ejds671/
Euad671/
Ayds671/
Haxs671/
Hhed671/
Hhes671/
Hetd671/
Hesd671/
Hesj671/
Hedc671/
Heax671/
Ieds671/
Iads671/
Hjea671/
Heathes670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heads
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