Heiniger

Heiniger Meaning & Origin

About Heiniger
The surname Heiniger is of Swiss-German origin and is derived from the personal name Heinrich, meaning "ruler of the home" or "ruler of the household." The suffix "-er" indicates a person associated with or belonging to the name Heinrich. Therefore, the surname Heiniger can be interpreted as "son of Heinrich" or "descendant of Heinrich."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Heiniger: 290
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 67,943
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Heiniger 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 Heiniger is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HNJR
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H050206
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AY1 N IH0 G ER0
🌐 IPA
/heiniger*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HNJR', 'HNKR')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H526

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Heiniger in Braille

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

The name Heiniger in braille

How to sign the name Heiniger using Sign Language

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

The name Heiniger in sign language

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