Heinrichs Surname

23,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Heinrichs Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Heinrich (home ruler).

Heinrichs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany16,1211:4,994598
United States3,3841:107,11011,736
Canada2,2221:16,5822,394
Brazil5661:378,22314,452
Netherlands3051:55,3689,518
Belgium2141:53,7238,755
Mexico1161:1,070,05313,627
Finland621:88,6569,352
Denmark491:115,19810,655
Australia471:574,37741,856
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
France441:1,509,607143,950
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Austria351:243,29828,936
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
England191:2,932,529101,561
Norway161:321,39331,311
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Heinrichs (12) may also be a first name.

Heinrichs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Heinrich (home ruler).

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

Heinrichs Last Name Facts

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

Heinrichs is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Heinrichs.

How Common Is The Last Name Heinrichs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,144th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 311,168 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Heinrichs are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename in the world, held by 12 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 16,121 people, or 1 in 4,994. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Heinrichs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heinrichs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heinrichs last name rose 2,256 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heinrichs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Heinrichs last name are 21.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heinrichs earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.78% less than the national average, earning 305,297 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $45,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $45,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heinerichs9557/
Heinrichts958/
Heinrrichs952/
Heinriechs951/
Heinreichs950/
Heinrich94100,540/
Hinrichs9428,559/
Henrichs946,861/
Heinrics942/
D'Heinrichs901/
Hennrichs89251/
Heinerich89121/
Hinnrichs89117/
Heinricks89100/
Heinricht8994/
Heinreich8984/
Heiinrich8910/
Heinriche897/
Heinrychs897/
Heinrrich896/
Hienrichs893/
Heimrichs892/
Heinraich892/
Heinriech892/
Heinriths892/
Cheinrich892/
Henrrichs891/
Heinricxs891/
Heinrechs891/
Henrichts890/
Henrich8815,773/
Hinrich88445/
Heinric887/
Enrichs885/
Hinrics881/
Einrich881/
Heinereich8413/
Heieenrich841/
D'Hinrichs841/
Heinericks840/
Henricks823,299/
Hennrich821,565/
Heimrich821,062/
Heinrici82328/
Henriche82128/
Hinricks8297/
Hainrich8260/
Heinrych8237/
Henreich8229/
Heinrigs8226/
Hienrich8221/
Hejnrich8218/
Henrrich8215/
Himrichs827/
Genrichs824/
Heinrech822/
Hemrichs822/
Chenrich821/
Haenrich821/
Einriech821/
Hinrichx821/
Hehnrich821/
Heinricz821/
Enrrichs821/
Einerich820/
Henritch820/
Henricht820/
Hinrechs820/
Heenrich820/
Henrechs820/
Henriech820/
Henrichh820/
Henricsh820/
Hesnrich820/
Hinrikcs820/
Enrich801,746/
Henric80568/
Heinrichová80346/
Heinrichova805/
Hinric805/
Inrich801/
Heitenreich800/
Eisenrich7879/
Henrriche7818/
Hennricks7814/
Hainreich787/
Heinrykhs784/
Henrickse782/
Henridcks781/
Heimricks781/
Heinrycht781/
Khenriche781/
Henrricks780/
Hemreichs780/
Hienricks780/
Henryches780/
Genrich751,836/
Henrici751,429/
Hemrich75920/
Jenrich75647/
Henriks75439/
Henrych75108/
Enriche7595/
Himrich7589/
Ginrich7537/
Enrrich757/
Enricht756/
Hennric755/
Hanrich753/
Henrech752/
Hinriks752/
Heinrix751/
Ehnrich751/
Henrric751/
Eynrich751/
Henriqs751/
Yenrich750/
Henrids750/
Eisenreich742,949/
Henrichová7429/
Hassenrich744/
Haineraich743/
Henrichova741/
Hettenrich740/
Heinritz711,148/
Jennrich71985/
Gennrich71862/
Hanreich71334/
Genrikhs71318/
Hemriche7198/
Hajnrich7176/
Isenrich7168/
Gehnrich7152/
Enric7149/
Hejnrych7149/
Genricks7146/
Henriksø7127/
Henrykhs7125/
Genraich7115/
Heinrykh7111/
Esenrich719/
Enrriche718/
Hanrechs715/
Henrickx715/
Henriqus715/
Henrikse714/
Hainrych714/
Goenrich713/
Yennrich712/
Jähnrich712/
Henreikh712/
Henrycks711/
Hemricks711/
Henridks711/
Genreich711/
Hanridch711/
Heynrych711/
Haenrigs711/
Henrikhe711/
Henrecks710/
Geenrich710/
Hennrichová706/
Emrich678,711/
Enrici671,313/
Imrich671,277/
Henrix67219/
Enrech67204/
Anrich6732/
Geynrikhs6722/
Henriz6717/
Henrij6710/
Hahnreich679/
Hannreich674/
Enrikh674/
Imrics674/
Hinrix673/
Henryc673/
Eisenrech672/
Enrric672/
Hanric671/
Henrić671/
Heinrietz671/
Heinritze671/
Enrych671/
Jiennrich671/
Henriquse671/
Autenrich670/

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