Heyem Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Heyem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Heyem (10) may also be a first name.
Heyem Demographics
Heyem Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Heyem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heyem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Heyem is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Heyem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Heyem is the 7,117,718th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Heyem is predominantly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Heyem live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Heyem is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Heyem is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Heyem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Heyem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heyem last name decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Heyem Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Heyem surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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 Heyem
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