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 occurs most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Heel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heel is the 230,318th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,147,721 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Heel live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 52 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 596 people, or 1 in 135,076. In Germany Heel is most common in: Bavaria, where 45 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Barring Germany it occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 21 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Heel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heel has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Heel surname decreased 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 115 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 560 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Heel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Heel surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with 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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