Heaney Surname
Approximately 14,472 people bear this surname
Heaney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,576 | 1:65,003 | 7,599 |
| England | 2,754 | 1:20,232 | 2,865 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,680 | 1:1,098 | 225 |
| Australia | 1,312 | 1:20,576 | 2,853 |
| Ireland | 1,183 | 1:3,981 | 680 |
| Scotland | 709 | 1:7,551 | 1,147 |
| Canada | 648 | 1:56,860 | 6,714 |
| South Africa | 208 | 1:260,470 | 26,176 |
| New Zealand | 181 | 1:25,018 | 4,374 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:88,415 | 7,250 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:4,509 | 908 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,698 | 1:2,609 | 492 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 417 | 1:58,454 | 6,877 |
| Scotland | 96 | 1:38,992 | 2,998 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 662 | 1:75,859 | 8,062 |
Heaney (19) may also be a first name.
Heaney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For O’Heany, q.v.
Ó hÉanna An Oriel sept whose name is often erroneously anglicized as Bird. Also a Connemara sept usually spelt Heanie. MIF 140; Map Arm
(Irish) Grandson of Eanna, an early Irish saint.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'honey' in German.
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Heaney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heaney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Heaney (Arabic: هينى) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Heaney? popularity and diffusion
Heaney is the 36,444th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 503,562 people. The last name Heaney is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Heaney reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. Heaney is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 19 people.
Heaney is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,576 people, or 1 in 65,003. In The United States Heaney is most common in: New York, where 18 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States Heaney exists in 48 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 12 percent live.
Heaney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Heaney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heaney last name increased 842 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 660 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 30 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 739 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Heaney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States Heaney are 4.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.43% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Heaney earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.78% less than the national average, earning 308,769 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.26% more than the national average, earning R 278,652 per year; in United States they earn 16.37% more than the national average, earning $50,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.79% more than the national average, earning $57,029 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Heaney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Heaney in the Arabic language | ||
| هينى | hyny | - |
| هيني | hyny | - |
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Heaney Reference & Research
Haney DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Haney FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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