Hefel Surname

403,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Hefel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4831:750,43358,631
Austria2681:31,7745,119
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Norway81:642,78647,258
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Hefel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hefel is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hefel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 403,615th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,386,129 people. Hefel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Hefel are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Hefel is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 483 people, or 1 in 750,433. In The United States Hefel is primarily concentrated in: Iowa, where 68 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and Wisconsin, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 31 percent live and Germany, where 5 percent live.

Hefel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hefel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hefel surname increased 2,683 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hefel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hefel are 46.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92.78% registered with the party.

The amount Hefel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.01% more than the national average, earning 377,271 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heffel91932/
Hoefel91481/
Heufel9163/
Hepfel9118/
Haefel9115/
Heifel9115/
Chefel9113/
Hejfel914/
Hefelp912/
Khefel911/
Hefell911/
Efel89174/
Hefl892/
Hoeffel83731/
Hedfeld83216/
Hetfeld83163/
Heffell8379/
Hoepfel8363/
Heuffel8322/
Hedfelt8318/
Haeffel8317/
Cheffel8313/
Chefelt8312/
Haefell832/
Heefelt832/
Heifeld832/
Chhefel831/
Hefeldt831/
Hiepfel831/
Heshfel831/
Heßfeld831/
Hesfelt830/
Höfel80761/
Hafel80599/
Eifel80288/
Effel80239/
Gefel80151/
Hepfl8090/
Hoefl8065/
Etfel8021/
Häfel8017/
Epfel8013/
Hofel805/
Hifel802/
Heffl802/
Esfel802/
Hyfel801/
Iefel801/
Edfel801/
Efiel801/
Haefl801/
Eufel801/
Jefel801/
Hefil800/
Heitfeld77354/
Heidfeld77205/
Hedtfeld77156/
Heedfeld77113/
Heetfeld7741/
Hessfelt7717/
Hedfeldt7711/
Hessfeld7710/
Heizfeld771/
Heazfeld771/
Heifeldt771/
Headfeld770/
Cheffell770/
Efl757/
Hafeel734,520/
Hoepfl73337/
Geffel73289/
Esfeld73166/
Gefell73156/
Höpfel73150/
Edfelt7396/
Höfeld7367/
Hipfel7366/
Eiffel7359/
Chifel7349/
Hafell7344/
Eßfeld7325/
Höffel7322/
Hopfel7317/
Haffel7313/
Oeffel7311/
Eifeld7311/
Haifel739/
Eifell738/
Hyfell736/
Hyfeld735/
Effell735/
Esfelt735/
Eyfeld733/
Hoffel733/
Höfelt733/
Eifelt732/
Eifele732/
Hafael732/
Hefill731/
Heflep731/
Heflet731/
Jiefel731/
Hiffel731/
Haepfl731/
Hyofel731/
Khepfl731/
Euffel731/
Effelt731/
Hoefll730/
Hoefil730/
Hofell730/
Epfelt730/
Heidtfeld7134/
Heitfeldt7115/
Heidfeldt7110/
Hepfelová714/
Heathfeld710/
Heschfelt710/
Headfeldt710/
Eisfeld671,756/
Efil671,617/
Höfl67480/
Edfeldt67380/
Höhfeld67212/
Chiffel67149/
Afel67112/
Eysfeld67106/
Essfeld6736/
Heffill6727/
Eidfelt6721/
Eißfeld6720/
Chephel679/
Ofel678/
Ejsfeld677/
Hetfild676/
Hedfled676/
Hafl674/
Ifel673/
Haffell673/
Hofl673/
Hisfeld672/
Ahafuel672/
Hisfelt672/
Ezfl672/
Haifeld672/
Efll672/
Aefl672/
Hayfeld671/
Eiffeld671/
Efelova671/
Eifeldt671/
Ihtfeld671/
Hißfeld671/
Choifel671/
Iefl671/
Efyl671/
Edfl671/
Ejfl671/
Hyfl671/
Eisfelt670/
Heafild670/
Ishfelt670/
Haffeel670/
Hopfell670/
Hipfell670/
Eizfeld670/

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