Heydenrych Surname

177,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Heydenrych Surname Definition:

“Heathen Chief”. Very ancient Frankish name, originally Heithanric.

Heydenrych Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,2591:23,9833,049
Australia341:793,99150,673
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England251:2,228,72284,230
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Heydenrych Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Heathen Chief”. Very ancient Frankish name, originally Heithanric.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Heydenrych Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heydenrych is most common in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Heydenrych click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heydenrych? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 177,072nd most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,016,368 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Heydenrych reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 2,259 people, or 1 in 23,983. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 37 percent live, Western Cape, where 33 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Heydenrych Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heydenrych surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Heydenrych earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 58.17% more than the national average, earning R 375,876 per year and in United States they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $55,458 USD per year.

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