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
Average Heyns Salary in
United States
$50,968 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Heyns Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heyns Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heyns is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Heyns click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Heyns? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 60,618th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 877,172 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Heyns reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Heyns is also the 1,257,960th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 61 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 7,023 people, or 1 in 7,714. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 40 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Free State, where 9 percent live. Outside of South Africa Heyns occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Heyns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Heyns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Heyns surname grew 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Heyns Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Heyns surname are 28.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.56% registered with 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.
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