Heigl Surname

54,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Heigl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heigl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,5051:12,3761,602
Austria1,9911:4,277463
United States5981:606,11949,257
Hungary731:134,47012,406
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
England161:3,482,379114,324
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Norway91:571,36544,190
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malta11:430,2723,380
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Heigl Last Name Facts

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

Heigl occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heigl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heigl is the 54,280th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 776,924 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Heigl are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 6,505 people, or 1 in 12,376. In Germany Heigl is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 86 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Apart from Germany Heigl exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Heigl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heigl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heigl last name grew 4,983 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heigl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Heigl last name are 15.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Heigl earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.61% less than the national average, earning 247,056 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.56% less than the national average, earning R 212,544 per year; in United States they earn 11.11% more than the national average, earning $47,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.36% less than the national average, earning $35,095 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heigel91795/
Heingl914/
Heighl912/
Heigil910/
Eigl891,003/
Higl89398/
Hegl8912/
Heigele83192/
Heingel830/
Heiglet830/
Hegel805,378/
Hengl801,497/
Eigel80612/
Higel80510/
Hoegl80193/
Heugl80106/
Hiegl80104/
Hingl8086/
Haigl8073/
Heggl8021/
Hegil8019/
Eigil804/
Hegyl803/
Huegl801/
Hgegl801/
Higil801/
Highl800/
Heijgele7713/
Heiglová776/
Igl751,091/
Egl75152/
Hengel731,888/
Hiegel731,321/
Heugel73817/
Heggli73791/
Haegel73616/
Chegil73538/
Eyigül73153/
Hengil73136/
Eyigel7349/
Eingel7344/
Heegel7333/
Chigil7333/
Heagel7331/
Eijgel7330/
Eigelt7326/
Eigell7318/
Higleh7317/
Chegel7313/
Chigel7313/
Haingl7311/
Hinghl7311/
Hegleh738/
Hegell738/
Higlet734/
Hegiel734/
Haigel734/
Khegel732/
Higuil732/
Heguel732/
Heygel732/
Higelt732/
Hesgel731/
Higgel731/
Chengl731/
Heglep730/
Huigel730/
Engl676,987/
Igel674,028/
Hagl672,619/
Chiguil672,475/
Egel672,092/
Gigl671,111/
Eggl67654/
Hoyegel67356/
Higlett67214/
Igil67199/
Egül67130/
Egil67101/
Eiglová6778/
Jegl6751/
Høigilt6748/
Chiegil6734/
Choigil6726/
Eugl6726/
Oegl6724/
Heygele6723/
Heagele6722/
Gegl6715/
Hägl6712/
Heschgl6712/
Chengel6711/
Chengil6710/
Ingl679/
Eagl679/
Huegill678/
Hinggil678/
Aigl677/
Highill676/
Eglė675/
Chiguel674/
Egld674/
Chiegel673/
Hégl673/
Cheghel673/
Ahgl673/
Chingil672/
Heshgil672/
Iggl672/
Igld672/
Eqgl672/
Eegl672/
Heglett671/
Ighl671/
Eiguell671/
Hiegiel671/
Haighil671/
Choigel671/
Haiguel671/
Oigl671/
Yegl671/
Aegl671/
Ekgl671/
Esgl671/
Iegl671/
Iglh671/
Iglt671/
Hygl671/
Hengell670/
Haiglet670/
Heuglet670/

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Footnotes

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