Heid Surname

45,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Heid Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller on, or near, the unimproved or wild land.

Heid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,6911:12,0321,540
United States3,4321:105,61211,595
Switzerland4361:18,8373,072
France4131:160,83025,023
Australia861:313,90427,145
Austria621:137,34618,671
Mauritania611:67,1294,615
Canada551:669,92054,285
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Norway271:190,45522,163
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China31:455,773,85521,925
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4691:107,07610,727

The alternate forms: Heïd (1) are calculated separately.

Heid (510) may also be a first name.

Heid Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller on, or near, the unimproved or wild land.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Heid Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heid (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻴﺪ) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms: Heïd. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heid? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 45,159th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 634,196 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Heid are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Heid is also the 374,596th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 510 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 6,691 people, or 1 in 12,032. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 27 percent are found, Bavaria, where 26 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Heid is found in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Switzerland, where 4 percent are found.

Heid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heid has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heid last name expanded 732 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heid Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heid last name are 16.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Heid earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 68.38% more than the national average, earning 582,733 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.23% more than the national average, earning $45,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.46% less than the national average, earning $43,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heïd921/
Heidt898,390/
Kheid8930/
Cheid8926/
Aheid899/
Heidz893/
Hejid893/
Heids892/
Heijd891/
Heuid891/
Heidh890/
Heiad890/
Eid86411,920/
Hei868,953/
Hed862,396/
Hid861,063/
Heijdt8049/
Heiydt8020/
Heidts804/
Cheidt803/
Heidtt803/
Cheidd801/
Haheid801/
Heidtz800/
Head7560,714/
Haid7515,562/
Heit755,952/
Eidt752,601/
Heyd752,573/
Heis752,225/
Hedz752,071/
Khed752,001/
Heij751,781/
Ahei751,299/
Heiz751,087/
Heed751,038/
Hedt75918/
Eiad75862/
Khei75588/
Eied75582/
Ched75540/
Heji75517/
Heyi75396/
Heia75383/
Chei75352/
Hoid75320/
Eiid75306/
Heie75247/
Heii75221/
Hidd75184/
Hedd75161/
Heip75134/
Jeid7588/
Chid7586/
Hedh7576/
Hied7545/
Heiy7542/
Ejid7525/
Heiu7525/
Eyid7521/
Khid7520/
Eidd7517/
Heih7515/
Heio7514/
Åhed7510/
Heui756/
Hejd755/
Eisd755/
Hehd755/
Heud754/
Hedå754/
Hjid753/
Eids753/
Hidt753/
Eidh753/
Huid752/
Hidh752/
Hihd752/
Hiod751/
Eitd751/
Hjed751/
Eidz751/
Hhed751/
Hhei751/
Hhid751/
Hetd751/
Hesd751/
Hijd751/
Heidová7323/
Chaheid734/
He6718,764,180/
Ei671,241,312/
Hi6728,693/
Id6716,963/
Ed6715,529/
Heiss678,095/
Hehia675,224/
Heydt672,696/
Heist672,621/
Heiho672,591/
Chaid671,641/
Heads671,409/
Heite67955/
Heggi67759/
Cheyi67652/
Hoyed67623/
Jeyid67554/
Kheyi67553/
Headd67529/
Heisz67492/
Hajid67461/
Haidt67376/
Heitt67368/
Hayed67220/
Haedt67217/
Heits67195/
Kheit67178/
Khaid67174/
Cheia67173/
Heipp67169/
Heich67166/
Cheij67164/
Hoeij67160/
Heijt67157/
Heije67147/
Heith67145/
Heedh67128/
Heedt67125/
Eidså67124/
Heeds67117/
Hegie67108/
Heihs67102/
Cheis6796/
Cheio6794/
Heiha6780/
Heius6778/
Chedh6777/
Chhed6774/
Hijad6773/
Chaed6763/
Chedd6762/
Houed6752/
Heudt6748/
Khaed6742/
Chead6732/
Hjeij6732/
Jeied6732/
Hajed6732/
Heyhi6732/
Heyiş6731/
Cheit6725/
Chied6725/
Khoid6722/
Kheio6721/
Choid6720/
Heuie6719/
Ejied6717/
Cheed6716/
Kheji6714/
Cheji6714/
Heicz6713/
Heish6712/
Heyad6712/
Hiyad6712/
Choed6712/
Ahaid6711/
Kheed6711/
Chiod6711/
Haiad6710/
Heiyt6710/
Hejis6710/
Eidås6710/
Huids679/
Heies679/
Heiat679/
Ahjed679/
Khetd679/
Aihid678/
Hedch678/
Cheih678/
Heißt678/
Hedås678/
Heyod678/
Hayid677/
Hoidz677/
Cheiu677/
Hahei677/
Headz676/
Ahwed676/
Heiås676/
Hehyi676/
Hawed675/
Hejij675/
Haied675/
Cheiz675/
Heyih674/
Hejad674/
Heieh674/
Kheia674/
Khoed674/
Høedt674/
Ahiod674/
Cheie674/
Heiða673/
Haids673/
Hiedt673/
Chidd673/
Khedh673/
Hechd673/
Ahiad673/
Chued673/
Howed672/
Headt672/
Hoidt672/
Hiyed672/
Cheip672/
Chhei672/
Heyed672/
Aheij672/
Heihi672/
Hejdå672/
Heddh672/
Khedd672/
Haiid672/
Heihe672/
Hejie672/
Hehed672/
Khidh671/
Khead671/
Chhid671/
Jeidd671/
Jeiid671/
Hedte671/
Heiet671/
Heiot671/
Heiyi671/
Heasd671/
Huyed671/
Huidt671/
Hichd671/
Hidtt671/
Hoied671/
Eidds671/
Eggid671/
Ahged671/
Ahiud671/
Ahyed671/
Eihod671/
Eidte671/
Heyis671/
Hieyi671/
Heyie671/
Hehad671/
Hedsh671/
Khued671/
Ehgid671/
Chuid671/
Chidt671/
Chedz671/
Cheić671/
Cheyd671/
Hoeyi671/
Haehd671/
Hoyid671/
Eihud671/
Egied671/
Eidgy671/
Haidz671/
Heydh671/
Heusd671/
Hedth671/
Heedd671/
Heeji671/
Heeyi671/
Heigy671/
Heiis671/
Heuit670/
Heias670/
Hedds670/
Huedd670/
Hyedt670/
Heyhd670/
Geiod670/
Huidh670/
Heiaz670/

Heid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Heid in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﻴﺪhyd84
ﺣﻴﺪﻩhydh16

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