Heller Surname
Approximately 88,823 people bear this surname
Heller Surname Definition:
Old German coin.
Heller Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37,065 | 1:9,779 | 1,184 |
| Germany | 34,250 | 1:2,351 | 217 |
| Switzerland | 2,812 | 1:2,921 | 370 |
| Israel | 2,110 | 1:4,056 | 575 |
| France | 1,844 | 1:36,021 | 4,396 |
| Brazil | 1,650 | 1:129,742 | 4,944 |
| Austria | 1,367 | 1:6,229 | 752 |
| Poland | 1,189 | 1:31,967 | 4,910 |
| Canada | 919 | 1:40,093 | 5,006 |
| England | 795 | 1:70,086 | 8,071 |
| Netherlands | 717 | 1:23,553 | 3,799 |
| Czechia | 679 | 1:15,660 | 2,317 |
| Australia | 521 | 1:51,815 | 6,406 |
| Hungary | 432 | 1:22,723 | 2,535 |
| Ukraine | 343 | 1:132,719 | 18,707 |
| Denmark | 327 | 1:17,262 | 1,693 |
| Argentina | 276 | 1:154,867 | 13,073 |
| South Africa | 164 | 1:330,352 | 30,898 |
| Sweden | 155 | 1:63,527 | 4,846 |
| Chile | 151 | 1:116,665 | 4,238 |
| Belgium | 122 | 1:94,235 | 14,539 |
| Thailand | 82 | 1:861,443 | 136,584 |
| Peru | 77 | 1:412,781 | 13,000 |
| New Zealand | 75 | 1:60,378 | 9,390 |
| Italy | 70 | 1:873,667 | 66,008 |
| Spain | 61 | 1:766,427 | 32,250 |
| Norway | 57 | 1:90,216 | 12,446 |
| Ecuador | 56 | 1:284,033 | 8,825 |
| Japan | 50 | 1:2,556,886 | 31,037 |
| Slovakia | 36 | 1:148,235 | 26,596 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Honduras | 15 | 1:587,763 | 3,647 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 140 | 1:174,110 | 14,584 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,839 | 1:8,601 | 1,106 |
Heller (555) may also be a first name.
Heller Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Old German coin.
(German) One who came from Halle, in Germany; one nicknamed after the old heller, an obsolete copper coin worth about a fourth of a cent.
(from a place name) From Halle, a town in Germany. The Russian form is Geller.
Heller Demographics
Average Male Heller Height
176.77 cm
Average Female Heller Height
163.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Heller Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heller Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Heller (Arabic: هيلر) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Heller.
How Common Is The Last Name Heller? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,359th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 82,046 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Heller live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 357,157th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 555 people.
Heller is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 37,065 people, or 1 in 9,779. In The United States Heller is most numerous in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 101 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 39 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.
Heller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Heller has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 568 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 188 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Heller Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Heller last name are 9.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.29% registered with the political party.
The amount Heller earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.5% less than the national average, earning 337,423 kr per year; in Peru they earn 89.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,806 per year; in South Africa they earn 90.74% more than the national average, earning R 453,276 per year; in United States they earn 13.61% more than the national average, earning $49,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.4% more than the national average, earning $63,295 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Heller Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Heller in the Arabic language | ||
| هيلر | hylr | - |
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Heller Reference & Research
Haller FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Heller FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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