Hinz Surname

12,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hinz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Heino (hedged place), a pet form of names beginning with Hag, as Haginold, Heinarad and Haginher.

Hinz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany33,3271:2,416226
United States6,4801:55,9356,677
Poland2,0461:18,5772,770
Canada6901:53,3996,381
Brazil6851:312,51712,044
Australia3061:88,22110,161
Denmark1861:30,3483,143
Argentina1371:311,99624,829
Switzerland1211:67,8758,194
France1121:593,06078,954
England1051:530,64833,151
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Sweden751:131,2909,286
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Austria621:137,34618,671
Luxembourg491:11,8482,062
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
India191:40,371,862445,856
Norway161:321,39331,311
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Panama61:652,04310,051
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:126,49512,200

Hinz (43) may also be a first name.

Hinz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Heino (hedged place), a pet form of names beginning with Hag, as Haginold, Heinarad and Haginher.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hinz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hinz has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hinz? popularity and diffusion

Hinz is the 12,511th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 162,393 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Hinz reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 43 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 33,327 people, or 1 in 2,416. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Poland, where 5 percent are found.

Hinz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hinz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hinz last name increased 1,632 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hinz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hinz surname are 18.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.69% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hinz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.68% less than the national average, earning 309,126 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.2% more than the national average, earning R 361,692 per year; in United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $49,675 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heinz8955,312/
Hintz8918,361/
Hinze8915,171/
Hainz892,883/
Hinsz89287/
Hienz89255/
Hincz89137/
Chinz8911/
Hindz899/
Hinzs895/
Hoinz892/
Hhinz891/
Hinhz891/
Inz8647/
Heinze8037,613/
Heintz8017,689/
Hintze809,652/
Chinze80820/
Haintz80616/
Hientz80418/
Heincz80378/
Heinsz80138/
Hainze80132/
Hinstz8038/
Chincz8034/
Hainsz8020/
Chintz8014/
Haincz809/
Chainz808/
Heinzt805/
Hienzs801/
Heinzz801/
Khainz801/
Khinze801/
Hinhtz801/
Hiensz800/
Hintzs800/
Henz755,507/
Hinc753,980/
Hins75674/
Hunz75423/
Inze75305/
Ginz75275/
Hinç75235/
Ainz75114/
Ionz7530/
Incz7527/
Hänz7524/
Hinx7510/
Einz757/
Himz756/
Inzh756/
Hinß756/
Intz755/
Jinz755/
Ienz753/
Hynz752/
Uinz752/
Insz751/
Inzz751/
Itnz751/
Inzs751/
Inhz751/
Innz751/
Imnz751/
Heintze732,817/
Haintze7321/
Heinetz7319/
Hinzsch737/
Chainze731/
Hainetz731/
Heintdz730/
Hinds6740,871/
Henze6716,887/
Heins6714,997/
Hentz674,276/
Hinch673,749/
Hains673,246/
Hince671,555/
Hinse671,498/
Hencz671,280/
Gintz67923/
Intze67457/
Hoins67362/
Jainz67309/
Hints67283/
Huntz67235/
Hensz67207/
Hienzsch67161/
Hainc67155/
Hinst67119/
Hundz6796/
Huins6785/
Hinje6770/
Hendz6768/
Ientz6761/
Hiens6757/
Heinc6756/
Hinšt6756/
Chinc6752/
Hinss6751/
Heinß6748/
Huenz6743/
Ginsz6738/
Hänze6735/
Hinns6733/
Inzhe6732/
Hainš6731/
Chins6730/
Hintzsch6728/
Khenz6721/
Hinci6719/
Jinze6712/
Goinz6711/
Heimz679/
Chenz678/
Einze678/
Ionzh678/
Eintz677/
Gainz676/
Heynz675/
Himze672/
Hennz672/
Gincz672/
Chisinze672/
Ainze672/
Hinsh671/
Khins671/
Henzt671/
Haynz671/
Isntz671/
Hyntz671/
Heunz671/
Inzze671/
Hymnz671/
Hyncz671/
Hunzs671/
Hinczova671/
Hinczová671/
Hinsd671/
Hejnz671/
Uintz671/
Yinze671/
Chimz671/
Hynzh671/
Hisns671/
Iontz670/
Hienc670/
Henzd670/
Hintc670/
Chinx670/
Himns670/

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