The Hein surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 12,953 people carried this name — #2,569 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,800 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
498 people named Hein have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 679 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 325 people named Hein.
51 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
231 people named Hein live in Switzerland.
They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hein.
- Heilig 1,924 · U.S. census
- Heilmann 850 · U.S. census
- Heim 8,627 · U.S. census
- Heimann 2,102 · U.S. census
- Heimburger 338 · U.S. census
- Heimlich 767 · U.S. census
- Heine 5,023 · U.S. census
- Heinemann 2,564 · U.S. census
- Heinen 3,557 · U.S. census
- Heinis 183 · U.S. census
- Heinisch 330 · U.S. census
- Heinrich 8,240 · U.S. census
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