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

The last name Hey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻴﻪ, Oriya: େହୟ) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 34,430^th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 473,463 people. The last name Hey occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Hey are found; 24 percent are found in Western Europe and 22 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Hey is also the 86,905^th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 5,871 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,022 people, or 1 in 26,640. In Germany Hey is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside, Bavaria, where 14 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 93 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Hey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 467 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hey last name are 13.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.44% registered with the party.

The amount Hey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 121.93% more than the national average, earning R 527,400 per year; in United States they earn 10.2% more than the national average, earning $47,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.26% more than the national average, earning $50,307 CAD per year.