Heel Surname

230,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Heel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5961:135,07616,444
Austria3701:23,0153,620
England1741:320,21923,859
Italy1371:446,39947,649
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Cambodia711:218,1293,139
Australia491:550,93340,757
Canada401:921,14070,350
Wales281:110,5198,545
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Liechtenstein91:4,264487
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1871:130,35012,089
Wales51:313,68310,604
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Heel (52) may also be a first name.

Heel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 230,318th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,147,721 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Heel are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 52 people.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 596 people, or 1 in 135,076. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 45 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany it exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 21 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Heel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heel has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 115 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 560 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Heel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Heel are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.28% more than the national average, earning R 411,768 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.53% more than the national average, earning $70,813 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hesel89651/
Cheel89413/
Hetel89317/
Kheel89263/
Heele89176/
Heßel8983/
Hecel8975/
Heelh893/
Heeyl891/
Uheel891/
Heeld890/
Hel863,600/
Eel86185/
Hessel809,650/
Heisel802,958/
Hettel80950/
Heitel80263/
Hechel80244/
Cheele80229/
Chetel80148/
Heesel8088/
Heißel8077/
Hejsel8068/
Heysel8054/
Heeßel8038/
Heetel8037/
Kheele8031/
Chesel8019/
Cheeld8018/
Checel8016/
Kheelh808/
Heicel805/
Heyßel803/
Heseld802/
Heasel802/
Heytel802/
Icheel802/
Heselt801/
Hesell800/
Hezsel800/
Heteel800/
Hesiel800/
Held7548,433/
Heil7536,266/
Hell7514,520/
Hele7510,213/
Chel758,429/
Heal756,399/
Khel754,382/
Helt754,191/
Hehl753,859/
Heyl753,423/
Geel753,153/
Hejl752,577/
Hiel751,845/
Ecel75772/
Esel75565/
Help75396/
Etel75268/
Jeel75144/
Eele75134/
Hesl7573/
Heul7572/
Eßel7546/
Helø7543/
Eell759/
Hjel755/
Eehl754/
Eejl753/
Helh752/
Eelp751/
Hetl751/
Høel751/
Eeyl751/
Chechel733,459/
Heichel731,279/
Hessell73735/
Chessel73494/
Heissel73313/
Heiselt73109/
Heijtel7366/
Heeszel7360/
Heasell7354/
Hesselt7343/
Heyssel7330/
Heessel7327/
Cheitel7319/
Heihsel7315/
Chehelh739/
Heysell737/
Hettell733/
Hesselø732/
Chiteel731/
Cheelle731/
Chehell731/
Heisell731/
Hejchel731/
Cheatel731/
Cheszel731/
Chesiel731/
Heesell730/
Hescell730/
El6739,116/
Essel6737,494/
Helle679,960/
Heald679,428/
Heldt678,964/
Cheal678,860/
Eitel676,717/
Chele676,299/
Eisel673,816/
Chell673,271/
Heale672,053/
Khele671,903/
Chelh671,401/
Jeele671,264/
Ettel671,161/
Hisel671,122/
Chessell67994/
Heile67717/
Kheil67481/
Kheyl67431/
Khelh67359/
Heijl67264/
Heyle67259/
Ichel67234/
Khell67222/
Eysel67170/
Häßel67144/
Cheul67136/
Hegli67122/
Echel67114/
Eytel67104/
Heill6793/
Chiel6793/
Hitel6792/
Heyll6791/
Heisl6789/
Heitl6788/
Hejll6772/
Ejtel6770/
Hysel6767/
Häsel6753/
Hesle6749/
Chehl6746/
Hettl6744/
Healt6740/
Hjell6738/
Hiell6734/
Cheil6734/
Esiel6733/
Hytel6731/
Geell6730/
Hetil6727/
Heløe6724/
Kheal6723/
Easel6722/
Etell6722/
Hesil6722/
Høgel6721/
Heild6720/
Cheissel6717/
Gheyl6717/
Chhel6715/
Hellt6715/
Chelt6714/
Heischel6713/
Chetl6710/
Hey'l679/
Heltt678/
Eißel678/
Eatel677/
Ecell677/
Esell676/
Heall675/
Eceld675/
Cheyl675/
Hehtl674/
Chelp674/
Ezcel673/
Helld673/
Hycel673/
Cheld673/
Jchel673/
Healh672/
Khejl672/
Heltø672/
Heldh672/
Khehl671/
Chettell671/
Jeell671/
Hehll671/
Hehlt671/
Jseel671/
Eesel671/
Eselt671/
Chesl671/
Geehl671/
Hellh671/
Cheelleh671/
Geelh671/
Eteel671/
Iteel671/
Hicel671/
Heihl671/
Heisield671/
Iceel671/
Helll671/
Eetil671/
Jteel671/
Heschsel671/
Helph670/
Heull670/
Heilt670/
Eetel670/
Heahl670/
Heachell670/
Heattell670/
Hiehl670/

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