Heis is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Heis
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Heis

How popular is Heis?

Heis is common in Germany.

Heis is ranked 125103 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Heis bearers increased by 5.072464 per cent in 2010 US census to 290 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1065 spots and ranked at 67943. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.69 89.13
Hispanic or Latino 3.1 3.62
Others 2.07 1.81
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.72 2.9
Heis is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Germany. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Austria. Around 3179 people have been found who wears Heis as their family name. Heis is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
153,990 Australia7
615,517 Russia6
3,871 Paraguay2
34,681 Norway2
14,373 Jordan1
1,704,541 India1
165,773 Belarus1
49,101 Denmark1
880 Djibouti1
289,511 England1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
153,416 Italy1
492,292 Ukraine1
53,505 Turkey1
277,603 France1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,851 Netherlands44
89,676 Canada30
51,398 Czech Republic20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
27,183 Spain97
13,957 Switzerland81
Countries with hundreds of Heis:
10,130 Argentina538
2,793 Austria393
77,364 United States311
52,914 Brazil191
Countries with thousands of Heis:
6,512 Germany1,446
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Heis Namesakes

  • Abhinav F.G. Heist, Musical Artist
  • Carl Georg Heise, Art Historian
  • Aki Heiskanen, Soccer player
  • Lorenz Heister, Surgeon
  • L. Heisler Ball, Former member of the U.S. Senate
  • Oscar Heisserer, Soccer player
  • Déborah Heissler, Author
  • Anita Heiss, Author
  • Annemarie Heise, Costume designer
  • William Heiskell, Politician

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