Heyns Surname
Approximately 8,308 people bear this surname
Heyns Surname Definition:
“Son of Hendrik” in Old Dutch.
Heyns Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7,023 | 1:7,714 | 970 |
| Belgium | 601 | 1:19,129 | 2,945 |
| United States | 217 | 1:1,670,318 | 111,195 |
| England | 82 | 1:679,489 | 38,951 |
| Suriname | 77 | 1:7,177 | 1,738 |
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| New Zealand | 58 | 1:78,075 | 11,384 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Heyns (61) may also be a first name.
Heyns Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Son of Hendrik” in Old Dutch.
Heyns Demographics
Heyns Political Affiliation
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Heyns Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heyns Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Heyns is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Heyns? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 60,618th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 877,172 people. 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 1,257,960th most common first name on earth, borne by 61 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 7,023 people, or 1 in 7,714. In South Africa Heyns is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 40 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Free State, where 9 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Heyns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Heyns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heyns surname rose 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 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 carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Heyns last name are 28.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.56% being registered to vote for the political 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.
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