Heinichen Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Heinichen Surname User-submission:

(German) Patronymic surname meaning 'son of little Hein (Henry)'.

Heinichen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4011:200,76223,045
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Paraguay631:114,8692,572
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Panama51:782,45211,059
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Heinichen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) Patronymic surname meaning 'son of little Hein (Henry)'.

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Heinichen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heinichen is found most in Germany. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heinichen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 504,985th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,211,609 people. The last name Heinichen is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Heinichen reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Heinichen is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 401 people, or 1 in 200,762. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 29 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany Heinichen occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Paraguay, where 10 percent reside.

Heinichen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heinichen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heinichen surname rose 2,920 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heinichen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Heinichen last name are 16.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.86% registered with the party.

The amount Heinichen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.91% less than the national average, earning R 133,296 per year and in United States they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $45,393 USD per year.

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