Heije Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Heije Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 110 | 1:153,520 | 22,896 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Heije (29) may also be a first name.
Heije Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heije Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heije occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Heije? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,453,389th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Heije live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe. Heije is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 29 people.
Heije is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 153,520. In The Netherlands Heije is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 23 percent reside, North Holland, where 22 percent reside and North Brabant, where 15 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 13 percent reside and Austria, where 10 percent reside.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heije
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