Heefer Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Heefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1131:149,44422,442
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Heefer Last Name Facts

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

Heefer is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heefer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,666,404th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. Heefer is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Heefer reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 149,444. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 88 percent reside, Utrecht, where 6 percent reside and North Holland, where 4 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Heefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heefer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heeffer92169/
Heeferd921/
Cheefer920/
Hefer911,938/
Heefe910/
Cheeffer861/
Hoefer834,933/
Heffer831,936/
Hepfer83911/
Chefer83404/
Haefer83224/
Heafer8374/
Heifer8342/
Heufer8324/
Hefert8319/
Hiefer8319/
Heferd836/
Cheefe832/
Khefer831/
Oheefe831/
Jeefer831/
Hesfer831/
Efer80103/
Hefr806/
Hefe804/
Eefe802/
Cheffer77767/
Hoeffer77290/
Hoepfer7787/
Cheifer7757/
Chepfer7724/
Heiffer7721/
Heifert7715/
Gehefer7710/
Haeffer779/
Heffert777/
Hesfehr777/
Hheifer773/
Kheyfer771/
Cheafer771/
Hoefier771/
Heffier771/
Heefeez771/
Chefere771/
Chefier771/
Kheafer771/
Cheufer771/
Hefferd770/
Hieffer770/
Hepfert770/
Hesfert770/
Heiferd770/
Heffere770/
Hofer7373,348/
Höfer7316,828/
Hafer736,443/
Efere731,166/
Effer73495/
Chefe73147/
Eifer73129/
Hefez73101/
Efeer7398/
Heffe7397/
Esfer7371/
Etfer7359/
Gefer7354/
Efert7343/
Hefei7338/
Eufer7333/
Häfer7331/
Jefer7329/
Eyfer7314/
Hefes7314/
Hifer739/
Heife738/
Hefrt737/
Héfer735/
Jeefr734/
Eefje733/
Efeir732/
Eefee732/
Hyfer731/
Iefer731/
Heyfe731/
Hiefe731/
Ewfer731/
Efier731/
Hefet731/
Eefei731/
Heefa731/
Jeefe731/
Ahfer731/
Edfer731/
Heffr730/
Eferd730/
Ohfer730/
Hefrr730/
Cheffert7177/
Cheiffer7117/
Cheffere7110/
Cheefetz717/
Heferová715/
Cheffher713/
Chieffer713/
Cheffeur711/
Jheiffer711/
Headferd710/
Cheeffee710/
Chefhier710/
Heaffert710/
Efe6774,668/
Hoffer6714,634/
Eifert674,825/
Hopfer671,628/
Hepher67666/
Geffer67658/
Haffer67618/
Effert67550/
Höfert67519/
Heafey67503/
Höffer67474/
Heffes67370/
Jeffer67336/
Chiefe67309/
Höpfer67296/
Heffey67190/
Eyfert67130/
Efferz67128/
Haifer67121/
Gepfer67119/
Heffez67101/
Hefetz6796/
Hefets6736/
Cheffe6732/
Heifet6730/
Chifer6730/
Chefes6729/
Eiferd6727/
Heifez6724/
Jeafer6716/
Eiffer6715/
Hafeer6714/
Chefeh6713/
Efr6712/
Hayfer6710/
Hefeez6710/
Hafeur6710/
Khifer679/
Esfeir679/
Hefferová677/
Khefir677/
Hechfe677/
Cheferova676/
Cheife676/
Effere676/
Jeifer675/
Hiffer674/
Chefei673/
Effier673/
Hefett673/
Heufeu673/
Effeir672/
Chefee672/
Ahafer672/
Etfert672/
Hyofer672/
Jeefre672/
Hyfert672/
Chejfe671/
Hedfes671/
Hifert671/
Hofier671/
Hitfer671/
Eafger671/
Haferr671/
Hafier671/
Chefir671/
Jiefer671/
Hefferova671/
Ejfert671/
Echfer671/
Chefey671/
Kheefi671/
Jefeer671/
Hofeer671/
Kheife671/
Efferd670/
Ophfer670/
Hapfer670/
Hyffer670/
Hipfer670/
Hoifer670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heefer
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