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 occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hef is the 1,290,735th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. Hef occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Hef reside; 87 percent reside in North Africa and 87 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 84 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Outside of Egypt it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Hef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hef surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% 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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