Hef Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Hef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Hef (84) may also be a first name.

Hef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hef occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hef? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,290,735th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name Hef occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Hef live; 87 percent live in North Africa and 87 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Hef is also the 1,046,220th most common forename worldwide, held by 84 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Barring Egypt this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.

Hef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hef surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hef earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.73% less than the national average, earning $34,203 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heft862,658/
Chef86669/
Heef86300/
Heff86288/
Heif86245/
Hief86143/
Hetf86132/
Heaf8664/
Hepf8626/
Khef8610/
Hefe864/
Hesf863/
Hefz863/
Hefs862/
Hedf862/
Hhef862/
Heyf861/
Heuf861/
Hgef861/
Hevf861/
Hjef861/
Ef803,015/
Chief752,668/
Cheff75973/
Heuff75376/
Chefe75147/
Hefft75142/
Cheif75139/
Heift75122/
Heffe7597/
Heaft7541/
Hieff7517/
Cheef7515/
Heife758/
Heefz755/
Hejft755/
Kheef755/
Kheyf754/
Heiff754/
Heafs752/
Heapf752/
Cheaf752/
Cheft752/
Heftø752/
Hessf751/
Heefs751/
Heeft751/
Heffs751/
Heifs751/
Heifz751/
Heyfe751/
Håief751/
Jehef751/
Hehef751/
Heesf751/
Heijf751/
Kheif751/
Aheif751/
Ahief751/
Cheuf751/
Hhefh751/
Hesft751/
Hjejf751/
Heefe750/
Heyff750/
Efe6774,668/
Hew6712,035/
Heb671,126/
Eff67860/
Hev67381/
Eft67202/
Hif67165/
Jef67124/
Chieff6744/
Esf6744/
Eef6742/
Hjf6737/
Cheffe6732/
Eif6730/
Ief6724/
Efh6717/
Edf6713/
Evf6712/
Eaf6711/
Euf6711/
Ehf679/
Efz678/
Ezf678/
Gef677/
Hechfe677/
Ihf677/
Yhf677/
Cheife676/
Epf676/
Ewf676/
Efs675/
Jhf675/
Eyf674/
Etf673/
Hyf673/
Cheefe672/
Efp672/
Ejf672/
Oheefe671/
Chejfe671/
Hchief671/
D'Heft671/
Cheefs671/
Jheyff671/
Jheiff671/
Kheefh671/
Kheife671/
Chefhe670/
Cheaff670/

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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 Hef
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