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

The last name Heyns is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname Heyns is the 60,618^th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 877,172 people. The surname Heyns occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Heyns live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960^th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 61 people.

The surname Heyns is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 7,023 people, or 1 in 7,714. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 40 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Free State, where 9 percent live. Beside South Africa Heyns exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Heyns Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Heyns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heyns last name increased 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Heyns Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Heyns surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Heyns last name are 28.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Heyns earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.8% more than the national average, earning R 396,384 per year; in United States they earn 18.12% more than the national average, earning $50,968 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.38% less than the national average, earning $48,004 CAD per year.