Heineken

Heineken Meaning & Origin

About Heineken
The surname Heineken is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Hein, a short form of Heinrich, meaning "home ruler" or "ruler of the household." The suffix "-ken" is a diminutive, indicating "little" or "son of." Therefore, Heineken can be interpreted as "little Hein" or "son of Hein."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Heineken is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Heineken: 220
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 85,049
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Heineken based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Heineken is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HNKN
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H050205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AY1 N AH0 K AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈhaɪnəkən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HNKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Heineken in Braille

Here's how to represent Heineken in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Heineken in braille

How to sign the name Heineken using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Heineken using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Heineken in sign language

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