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Where Does The Last Name Heir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Heir (Marathi: हेर) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Heir is the 375,863^rd most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 7,654,985 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Heir are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Heir is also the 1,171,416^th most widespread forename internationally, held by 69 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 1,232,854. In The United States Heir is most common in: Minnesota, where 19 percent are found, New Jersey, where 16 percent are found and California, where 15 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Heir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Heir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Heir surname grew 188 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 253 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Heir last name is chiefly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Heir last name are 13.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Heir earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 50.24% more than the national average, earning 519,949 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $47,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.76% more than the national average, earning $60,992 CAD per year.