Heafy Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Georgia

Heafy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heafy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Heafy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heafy occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Heafy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heafy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,736,881st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Heafy live; 77 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Heafy is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States Heafy is most prevalent in: Florida, where 24 percent are found, New Jersey, where 19 percent are found and Connecticut, where 18 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Heafy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heafy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 339 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Heafy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Heafy surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Heafy earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.03% less than the national average, earning $43,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heafey91503/
Heaffy910/
Hafy89298/
Hefy893/
Eafy891/
Heaffey8333/
Cheafey830/
Khafy803,765/
Hafey80777/
Hafyd80478/
Haffy80264/
Heffy8056/
Hadfy8055/
Hafiy8026/
Chafy8023/
Hafyz8015/
Haify8014/
Hafyi805/
Eaffy804/
Hafay801/
Hafys801/
Chefy800/
Afy751,208/
Efy7519/
Heaphy731,992/
Haffey731,834/
Chafey73319/
Chafiy73287/
Chafay73282/
Hafych73251/
Heffey73190/
Cheffy73115/
Heafer7374/
Chaffy7333/
Khaffy7321/
Haeffy7315/
Hafydz7315/
Heyafi7310/
Chaefy736/
Hafycz734/
Khafiy734/
Khaify733/
Chefay733/
Haffiy732/
Khafay731/
Hefoey731/
Heafiz731/
Haefey731/
Hefaya731/
Hafeyd731/
Hauffy731/
Chafoy731/
Chefey731/
Chefiy731/
Cheafi731/
Ahafyi731/
Hafiey731/
Haifiy731/
Hafeyt730/
Ehafey730/
Haffay730/
Heffay730/
Hephay730/
Hafi676,276/
Chaffey673,239/
Afey672,791/
Hafa671,439/
Afay67654/
Hafe67431/
Jafy67217/
Atfy67185/
Affy67174/
Chaffyi67171/
Cheffey67131/
Afoy67123/
Hefa67119/
Efoy6790/
Heaphey6769/
Hefi6751/
Efey6750/
Jefy6735/
Effy6733/
Chaffay6711/
Afiy679/
Hafj678/
Adfy676/
Eafi676/
Afuy675/
Eafa675/
Chafaya674/
Efiy674/
Hefe674/
Gafy673/
Hify673/
Chaffoy673/
Aufy673/
Aafy672/
Edfy672/
Aefy672/
Khafaya671/
Cheafer671/
Heffoey671/
Afhy671/
Ahaffey671/
Haufayt671/
Aify671/
Efay671/
Cheafie671/
Chauffy671/
Chehafi671/
Yefy671/
Afys671/
Efyi671/
Efyp671/
Eafj671/
Esfy671/
Ewfy671/
Azfy671/
Ayfy671/
Gefy671/
Hathfay671/
Iefy671/
Heiffey670/
Heaffie670/
Apfy670/
Chaffys670/

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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
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  • 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 Heafy
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