Heese Surname

89,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Heese Surname Definition:

(1) “Scrub Forest” in Old Dutch. (2) “Hoarse” in Dutch (Heesch).

Heese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9091:20,5952,736
United States8751:414,23935,992
South Africa1421:381,53334,124
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Poland741:513,63249,911
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
France171:3,907,219231,005
England161:3,482,379114,324
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Norway81:642,78647,258
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Heese Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) “Scrub Forest” in Old Dutch. (2) “Hoarse” in Dutch (Heesch).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Heese Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heese occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heese? popularity and diffusion

It is the 89,819th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,364,709 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Heese are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Heese is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 3,909 people, or 1 in 20,595. In Germany Heese is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 19 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Germany it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Heese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heese has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heese surname expanded 1,683 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Heese surname are 22.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Heese earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning 378,715 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.14% more than the national average, earning R 382,932 per year; in United States they earn 22.04% more than the national average, earning $52,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $50,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheese911,585/
Heeser9158/
Heesse9115/
Kheese912/
Heesce911/
Heeshe911/
Eheese910/
Hees895,096/
Hese89649/
Eese8919/
Heesche8391/
Cheeser8346/
Cheesey8319/
Cheesie833/
Cheesse831/
Heeshey831/
Hesse8064,787/
Heise8027,493/
Haese803,971/
Heyse802,564/
Khese801,824/
Geese801,313/
Hoese80819/
Heser80671/
Heuse80425/
Heets80363/
Chese80349/
Heege80313/
Hiese80181/
Heess80169/
Heces80148/
Heesh80147/
Heeds80117/
Heeze80102/
Hease8068/
Heses8048/
Chees8040/
Eeses8038/
Hesed8030/
Heesy8028/
Heesa8023/
Eeset8023/
Heehs8015/
Hetse8014/
Heges8013/
Heest8011/
Hejes8011/
Hezes8010/
Khees809/
Heset808/
Hedse806/
Heseu806/
Jeese805/
Hejse804/
Hesep803/
Heece803/
Heseh803/
Hesee802/
Hehes802/
Hesey801/
Hegee801/
Eesee801/
Eesse801/
Hesea801/
Heesz800/
Hehse800/
Heescher7722/
Heheshie779/
Cheesher771/
Heeseeth771/
Cheesser770/
Ese7510,257/
Hes753,174/
Ees75206/
Hedges7324,819/
Heiser7313,163/
Hesser732,916/
Heisey732,839/
Heeger731,890/
Geesey731,411/
Hessey731,260/
Heyser73871/
Heiges73509/
Chesse73413/
Cheser73348/
Heisei73308/
Heaser73248/
Hiesse73243/
Heisse73200/
Hessee73198/
Chesea73187/
Chetse73176/
Chiese73133/
Heusse73126/
Heijes73114/
Heerze7397/
Heysse7391/
Cheses7378/
Chesep7373/
Chesed7371/
Heusey7347/
Cheeze7343/
Chesei7339/
Hetser7337/
Hegeds7333/
Heches7332/
Heijse7330/
Hettse7330/
Khesse7326/
Cheuse7324/
Chease7323/
Cheesy7323/
Chehes7320/
Hiesey7315/
Geesee7315/
Heysed7314/
Eeshed7313/
Chezes7311/
Hejser739/
Cheges738/
Hedjes738/
Hegesh737/
Haesse737/
Heihse737/
Cheets736/
Jeesee736/
Hesseh736/
Hesses736/
Kheise735/
Chesee735/
Heshes735/
Chesey734/
Cheise734/
Hezser734/
Heasey733/
Chejee733/
Heseth733/
Jeesse733/
Heises733/
Gheyse733/
Kheesh733/
Heysey732/
Hehege732/
Cheesa732/
Eesiet732/
Aheise732/
Cheyse732/
Hedser732/
Khezee732/
Hehesh732/
Jeesie731/
Khease731/
Khesee731/
Heseer731/
Hejeer731/
Hejses731/
Heyset731/
Geesse731/
Geeseh731/
Heszes731/
Hetsey731/
Heusee731/
Hoesie731/
Heesay731/
Kheseh731/
Haesie731/
Cheesh731/
Cheseh731/
Cheset731/
Hessed731/
Checes731/
Hesedh731/
Hegess731/
Heesha731/
Heesth731/
Heezer731/
Hesset730/
Cheeds730/
Haesey730/
Heages730/
Heseht730/
Hedgee730/
Heiset730/
Hoesey730/
Haeseh730/
Heegge730/
Hesett730/
Hetsee730/
Heeths730/
Hess67121,566/
Eser6748,322/
Hase6745,839/
Esse6743,967/
Etse679,758/
Eesa678,510/
Chesser678,182/
Khes676,996/
Hose675,895/
Hege673,807/
Hesa673,626/
Aese673,315/
Hise673,088/
Heys673,044/
D'Haese672,330/
Esey672,286/
Heis672,225/
Heus671,915/
Heße671,756/
Eseh671,752/
Ches671,397/
Ohse671,314/
Gese671,238/
Eise671,238/
Hesp671,113/
Höse67931/
Heisser67836/
Gees67832/
Hesz67827/
Euse67812/
Hesh67729/
Hets67671/
Häse67531/
Jese67503/
Hesi67469/
Esze67429/
Eset67402/
Oese67381/
Hies67315/
Hest67314/
Eeds67309/
Esei67277/
Heas67269/
Heeß67268/
Eses67238/
Heez67214/
Eseu67209/
Heje67183/
Jees67179/
Iese67177/
Esie67160/
Heşe67156/
Chiesse67146/
Chessey67126/
Hece67115/
Eces67114/
Hehs6797/
Heze6797/
Cheeche6785/
Esce6781/
Eges6773/
Hexe6768/
Chedsey6762/
Esep6760/
Eseš6760/
Esea6749/
Heijser6748/
Eege6746/
Ihse6744/
Hessett6741/
Esje6735/
Hegedős6734/
Cheezer6730/
Headges6727/
Ahse6726/
Chesseu6726/
Cheches6724/
Cheszes6723/
Edse6723/
Esee6722/
Ezes6722/
Eeze6722/
Chesses6721/
Heže6720/
Hyse6718/
Ease6717/
Eesh6716/
Öhse6716/
Eßes6714/
Heetsch6714/
Esed6713/
Heusseu6713/
Heysett6711/
Cheshes6711/
Cheiser678/
Hesy678/
Cheezie677/
Cheezes675/
Heidges675/
Eeje674/
Cheegey674/
Eesy674/
Hegedûs674/
Eesd674/
Cheeger673/
Hedseth673/
Hezs673/
Hejeije673/
D'Hesse673/
Eyse672/
Heyseth672/
Chetser672/
Chessee672/
Eess672/
Cheesha672/
Geesieh672/
Cheasea672/
Ezse672/
Hejs672/
Chessed672/
Heisges672/
Eehs672/
Khedgee671/
Cheisey671/
Hessech671/
Hesseth671/
Heddges671/
Hedgess671/
Heessch671/
Heathse671/
Hezehez671/
Eest671/
Esej671/
Eece671/
Heggies671/
Geessey671/
Geeseah671/
Cheisea671/
Eets671/
Icheehe671/
Hettser671/
Hesheis671/
Kheeshi671/
Ähse671/
Ejse671/
Esheesh671/
Exse671/
D'Hease671/
D'Heser671/
Chieseh671/
Cheesay671/
Hehehex671/
Heisies671/
Esez671/
Eeseeee671/
Eesz671/
Eexe671/
Eexs671/
Eezs671/
Esxe671/
Cheusea671/
Cheesth671/
Hhes671/
Hesd671/
Heshseh671/
Hesj671/
Heeshth671/
Heeyzer671/
Heishes671/
Heissei671/
Hjse671/
Hiesseh671/
Hetches670/
Heissey670/
Chessea670/
Heisset670/
Heassey670/
Heiches670/
Heedges670/
Chetsey670/
Hedseer670/
Heizser670/
Cheaser670/

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