Heafner Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Heafner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heafner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8571:422,93936,609
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Heafner Last Name Facts

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

Heafner is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heafner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 406,994th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,473,891 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Heafner are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 857 people, or 1 in 422,939. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 56 percent reside, Illinois, where 7 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Heafner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heafner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heafner last name expanded 4,511 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heafner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heafner surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.11% registered with the party.

Heafner earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.44% less than the national average, earning $38,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heaffner9313/
Hafner9232,204/
Hefner9213,397/
Heffner8611,614/
Haffner8610,994/
Heifner861,106/
Hepfner86465/
Heefner86420/
Hiefner8687/
Khefner869/
Chefner865/
Heufner862/
Hafnner862/
Hefnner862/
Hesfner861/
Haufner861/
Hefneir861/
Hjefner861/
Hafneer861/
Hafnier861/
Khafner861/
Hefnier860/
Haifner860/
Hewfner860/
Haafner860/
Heofner860/
Hefne83454/
Efner83110/
Hafne8337/
Afner8322/
Hueffner8039/
Heiffner804/
Heeffner803/
Khaffner802/
Heifener802/
Hauffner802/
Chaffner802/
Cheffner801/
Heoffner801/
Heepfner801/
Heffnger801/
Heuffner801/
Hieffner801/
Hiepfner801/
Kheffner801/
Hafffner801/
Heffnere801/
Hoejfner801/
Heffnier800/
Häfner778,539/
Gafner773,413/
Effner77809/
Hefney77521/
Oefner77360/
Gefner77292/
Aufner77238/
Hafnie77134/
Hifner7786/
Hafneh7742/
Jafner7714/
Jefner775/
Hafney774/
Eifner773/
Affner772/
Efnere772/
Hefnee772/
Hefnet771/
Hefned771/
Hefnie771/
Háfner771/
Hafnir771/
Afnier771/
Hafnee771/
Heffne771/
Hefnei771/
Hefnir770/
Hoepffner75132/
Hefnerová7566/
Hafnerová7550/
Hepffnner752/
Haeffnner751/
Hefnerova751/
Heophfner750/
Efne731/
Afne731/
Häffner711,314/
Hephner71521/
Gaffner71479/
Geffner71468/
Oeffner71335/
Hipfner71114/
Gepfner7176/
Effnert7146/
Haffnerová7140/
Hiffner7133/
Aeffner7133/
Heffney7123/
Jeffner7111/
Heffnerová7110/
Chefney719/
Haffnes716/
Oefnner714/
Aiffner714/
Haffney713/
Khafneh712/
Chefnes711/
Hepfney711/
Jaufner711/
Hepfinnger711/
Heffnerova711/
Khafnir711/
Haffnerova711/
Chefnea711/
Jaffner711/
Chafney710/
Haffnir710/
Auffner710/
Chaffenner710/
Hisfner710/
Afenner710/
Hefny6725,268/
Hefni678,803/
Hafni673,428/
Hafny67551/
Afnes67195/
Afnie67112/
Hafna6761/
Hefna678/
Eiffener677/
Hoephner676/
Afnir675/
Hafienne675/
Effne675/
Afnet675/
Hifne674/
Jafne674/
Gafne673/
Edfne673/
Huiffner672/
Cheffney671/
Chiffner671/
Geaffney671/
Afnej671/
Hefienne671/
Haeffney670/
Hiffnier670/
Chaffney670/
Afney670/

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Heafner Reference & Research

Hefner FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Hefner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heafner
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