Heiß Surname
Approximately 8,157 people bear this surname
Heiß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,374 | 1:10,917 | 1,385 |
| Austria | 780 | 1:10,917 | 1,499 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Heiß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heiß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Heiß is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Heiß? popularity and diffusion
The surname Heiß is the 61,635th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 893,410 people. The last name Heiß occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Heiß live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Heiß is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 7,374 people, or 1 in 10,917. In Germany Heiß is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 56 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live. Besides Germany Heiß is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 10 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heiße | 89 | 153 | / |
| Heißt | 89 | 8 | / |
| Heß | 86 | 13,655 | / |
| Hiß | 86 | 306 | / |
| Eiß | 86 | 13 | / |
| Geiß | 75 | 5,469 | / |
| Heis | 75 | 2,225 | / |
| Heiz | 75 | 1,087 | / |
| Heuß | 75 | 472 | / |
| Heeß | 75 | 268 | / |
| Hieß | 75 | 216 | / |
| Hoiß | 75 | 198 | / |
| Haiß | 75 | 142 | / |
| Hoeß | 75 | 80 | / |
| Heix | 75 | 66 | / |
| Huiß | 75 | 2 | / |
| Heise | 67 | 27,493 | / |
| Heiss | 67 | 8,095 | / |
| Heist | 67 | 2,621 | / |
| Heijs | 67 | 530 | / |
| Heisz | 67 | 492 | / |
| Heits | 67 | 195 | / |
| Eß | 67 | 171 | / |
| Heich | 67 | 166 | / |
| Cheix | 67 | 138 | / |
| Heihs | 67 | 102 | / |
| Cheis | 67 | 96 | / |
| Heius | 67 | 78 | / |
| Heyiş | 67 | 31 | / |
| Heois | 67 | 20 | / |
| Heicz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Heish | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kheis | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hejis | 67 | 10 | / |
| Heies | 67 | 9 | / |
| Heiås | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cheiz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heidz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heids | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jheis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heiis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jheix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheić | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hehis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heđić | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heias | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heiaz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Heiß
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