Heyers Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Heyers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3961:203,29723,268
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Austria91:946,15970,786
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Heyers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heyers is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Heyers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heyers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heyers is the 678,631st most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,600,332 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Heyers reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 203,297. In Germany Heyers is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Berlin, where 4 percent reside. Not including Germany Heyers occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Heyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heyers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heyers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Heyers surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Heyers are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Heyers earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.75% more than the national average, earning $53,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heyerst9210/
Hgeyers929/
Heyeers920/
Eyers911,809/
Heyrs910/
D'Heyers861/
Cheers831,928/
Hayers83344/
Geyers83151/
Huyers83102/
Heiers8363/
Hoyers834/
Heuers833/
Yers8018/
Eers801/
Eyrs801/
Heggers77102/
Chayers773/
Huieers771/
Heier's771/
Heersch771/
Ayers7358,560/
Heirs73149/
Yersh7391/
Hears7386/
Eiers7378/
Euers7374/
Heurs7357/
Eyrse7328/
Iyers7311/
Yersz736/
Oyers735/
Hoers733/
Hoyrs731/
Hayrs731/
Eyars731/
Eiyrs730/
Yerss730/
Eoers730/
Heyhurst7143/
Heiersjø7119/
Heyhirst7113/
Heyhuurs711/
D'Hayers711/
Hayherst710/
Eggers6732,022/
Hearst671,927/
Ayerst67444/
Hearse67315/
Chears67273/
Chiers67128/
Cheirs6784/
Hauers6771/
Hearsh6754/
Howers6752/
Goyers6730/
Hawers6719/
Ejerås6710/
Ayiers677/
Eiersø677/
Ayeers674/
Heirås674/
Heurst673/
Hoyrst672/
Ayerrs672/
Ehiers671/
Eyhars671/
Ayerse671/
Heirsh671/
Geiers671/
Eierst671/
Ayersh671/
Ayerss671/
Haiers671/
Auyers671/
Hijers671/
Khears671/
Jayers670/
Hojers670/
Gayers670/
Hoersh670/
Heirst670/

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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
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  • 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 Heyers
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