Heinen Surname

20,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Heinen Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Heino, a pet form of names beginning with Hein (home or protection), such as Heinfrid, Heinrich and Heinhard, or beginning with Hag (hedged place), as Haganrich and Haginold.

Heinen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany15,2571:5,277634
United States4,7611:76,1318,709
Netherlands2,1841:7,732940
Brazil1,6501:129,7424,944
Belgium1,3481:8,5291,194
Luxembourg9141:63548
Canada1901:193,92419,047
Switzerland1801:45,6276,230
Argentina1381:309,73524,668
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Australia401:674,89346,030
England361:1,547,72466,012
France361:1,845,076161,051
Austria251:340,61736,996
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3101:161,99614,761

Heinen (29) may also be a first name.

Heinen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Heino, a pet form of names beginning with Hein (home or protection), such as Heinfrid, Heinrich and Heinhard, or beginning with Hag (hedged place), as Haganrich and Haginold.

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

Heinen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heinen occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heinen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heinen is the 20,249th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 269,699 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Heinen reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.

Heinen is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 15,257 people, or 1 in 5,277. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 68 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.

Heinen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heinen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heinen surname rose 1,536 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heinen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heinen surname are 11.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Heinen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.6% more than the national average, earning R 433,920 per year; in United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $51,309 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heijnen925,371/
Heinnen9231/
Aheinen9223/
Heinoen9218/
Heinenn9214/
Heitnen922/
Heineng921/
Heinhen920/
Heineen920/
Henen911,737/
Hinen91219/
Einen9198/
Heinænen865/
Heinnene861/
Chinen8321,983/
Hennen836,702/
Heynen834,248/
Hinnen831,081/
Henien83728/
Heunen83293/
Heenen83289/
Heneen83246/
Hijnen83192/
Hehnen83152/
Hainen83128/
Chenen83123/
Heanen8374/
Huinen8372/
Henøen8357/
Heneng8345/
Hienen8328/
Heinem8316/
Heneun8311/
Heinin839/
Huenen837/
Henoen835/
Henuen834/
Hineen833/
Hemnen832/
Einene832/
Henaen831/
Hinien831/
Eianen831/
Hoinen831/
Hitnen831/
Einuen831/
Henent830/
Eisnen830/
Inen80635/
Enen80574/
Heinenová801/
Heining771,507/
Huijnen77798/
Chinien77358/
Heinink77317/
Chineng77115/
Henneng77110/
Hoehnen7776/
Chennen7763/
Hennøen7743/
Henenne7725/
Eyinnen7718/
Chignen7712/
Heninng7711/
Heaneng7711/
Cheinin777/
Aihinen776/
Haehnen775/
Hinnent774/
Hennien774/
Chimnen774/
Henehen773/
Chenien773/
Einienė773/
Chainen772/
Khoenen772/
Chienen772/
Huineng771/
Huinnen771/
Chinnen771/
Hijanen771/
Haennen771/
Chineun771/
Chenaen771/
Haineng771/
Hemnent770/
Hainnen770/
Hennesn770/
Hoennen770/
Hinnenk770/
Hauenen770/
Henin736,410/
Hanen734,354/
Yenen732,888/
Ennen732,298/
Ihnen731,755/
Eneng73685/
Itnen73674/
Einem73599/
Isnen73570/
Ahnen73537/
Genen73494/
Oenen73442/
Inuen73365/
Ineng73204/
Eneen73154/
Ginen73135/
Jinen73111/
Henyn73101/
Ehnen7390/
Jenen7377/
Ainen7368/
Hinin7364/
Eenen7351/
Innen7328/
Ignen7326/
Hynen7325/
Eunen7324/
Henem7320/
Yinen7319/
Inenc7313/
Inaen7311/
Oinen7311/
Egnen738/
Esnen738/
Ionen737/
Aenen736/
Ienen736/
Imnen733/
Einin733/
Ineen733/
Uenen732/
Eninn732/
Inenn731/
Hinhn731/
Enend731/
Ineun731/
Inien731/
Hénen731/
Einyn731/
Etnen731/
Inend731/
Eynen730/
Hinem730/
Emnen730/
Chainaen71969/
Heijning7164/
D'Haenen7142/
Heinning7123/
Chinnien7116/
Chigneng7114/
Henehene716/
Henninne715/
Cheynene713/
Chenneng712/
Chinneng711/
Henninng711/
Huyeneng711/
Hinnemne711/
Heijnink711/
Chenginn711/
Hiyaneng711/
Heangnen710/
Haneen677,208/
Geenen674,035/
Hannen672,738/
Hening671,532/
Jennen671,453/
Chenin671,194/
Huynen67998/
Hahnen67855/
Hennin67703/
Hasnen67698/
Haanen67510/
Chinenova67356/
Hining67326/
Chinin67292/
Gennen67276/
Jeunen67264/
Chinem67187/
Chanen67169/
Eining67145/
Henyna67140/
Goenen67133/
Ainien67131/
Haneng6794/
Hainin6794/
Innaen6794/
Henyon6781/
Enneng6773/
Hennem6764/
Geneen6757/
Jineng6751/
Ainene6751/
Khinin6746/
Ahanen6744/
Gainen6740/
Chenyn6734/
Juinen6731/
Haynen6731/
Khenin6730/
Hinnem6728/
Egneng6728/
Ginnen6727/
Inehen6727/
Ahnien6726/
Einink6726/
Khanen6724/
Aeneen6724/
Hinnin6720/
Hamnen6720/
Hähnen6719/
Jähnen6719/
Hytnen6717/
Henäng6717/
Ehnenn6714/
Hengin6713/
Hingin6713/
Chenenova6711/
Huenin6711/
Hanien6710/
Hounen679/
Hynnen679/
Jeneen678/
Eingin676/
Ijenen676/
Oyenen676/
Einion676/
Ajinen675/
Jainen675/
Ohunen675/
Jin'en675/
Khaihonen675/
Hinyon674/
Awenen674/
Oiynen674/
Henuun674/
Yineng674/
Ennenc674/
Einina673/
Gineen673/
Ojenen673/
Enenne672/
Eyneng672/
Huinin672/
Heynin672/
Hoenin672/
Joinen672/
Jeanen672/
Ayenen672/
Heimén672/
Owenen672/
Jeinin672/
Heijninck672/
Heanin671/
Haunen671/
Hemnin671/
Chimnenne671/
Henhne671/
Heenin671/
Jineen671/
Jinnen671/
Isneen671/
Hinint671/
Hjanen671/
Ehanen671/
Ettnen671/
Euneng671/
Enemne671/
Hanaen671/
Hanesn671/
Ajhnen671/
Hanenn671/
Ouenen671/
Iyanen671/
Heynem671/
Ihnenn671/
Iyenen671/
Henuin671/
Hemnem671/
Yimnen671/
Hanoen671/
Hanøen671/
Eninng671/
Chiñen671/
Chinengue671/
Ejenen671/
Eugnen671/
Ahneen671/
Ennenn671/
Hanehn671/
Ithnen671/
Ingeen671/
Hagnen670/
Cheioning670/
Eannen670/
Hienin670/
Geanen670/
Heunin670/
Yohnen670/

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