Hefele Surname

156,205th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hefele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2261:36,1664,793
United States4541:798,36861,583
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Austria91:946,15970,786
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Hefele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hefele is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hefele is the 156,205th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,598,982 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Hefele reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,226 people, or 1 in 36,166. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 78 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Hefele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hefele has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hefele surname rose 1,032 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hefele Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hefele surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Hefele earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 124.38% more than the national average, earning R 533,220 per year; in United States they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning $51,484 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $51,927 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haefele921,917/
Heffele92486/
Hefelle9275/
Hoefele9246/
Hefeleu921/
Hefeler921/
Efele91414/
Hefle9197/
Haeffele86413/
Heffeley862/
Heifeler861/
Heffeles861/
Heffelle861/
Chefeler861/
Hoeffele860/
Häfele834,388/
Hafele83965/
Hofele83738/
Efoele83370/
Höfele83293/
Efaele83260/
Hefela83216/
Efeler83212/
Oefele83179/
Heffle8378/
Gefele8374/
Chefle8319/
Hefeli8318/
Hefely8315/
Efeile832/
Hefile832/
Eifele832/
Effele832/
Efelie831/
Heafle830/
Heifle830/
Efeley830/
Efle803/
Haefeli771,230/
Hoffele77140/
Haffele77129/
Häffele7779/
Haefely7755/
Geffele7735/
Cheffle7734/
Eifeler7731/
Höfeler7729/
Heffeli7718/
Chifele7715/
Khefile774/
Etfeile772/
Hafaele772/
Haefelé772/
Heffely771/
Hefeild771/
Hgefeli771/
Efeille771/
Etfeyle771/
Höffele771/
Jefelei771/
Cheflle771/
Hofelie771/
Hafeley770/
Heafeli770/
Heafely770/
Haefile770/
Hifeler770/
Efile731,572/
Afele731,259/
Efole73906/
Ifele73453/
Efale73141/
Efela73133/
Ofele73125/
Öfele73122/
Effle7393/
Efeil7357/
Efeli7324/
Hifle7312/
Efleh739/
Efely733/
Efeyl732/
Eifle731/
Eflej731/
Haeffeli7148/
Chifelea7126/
Höffeler7114/
Haeffelé7112/
Haeffely718/
Chipfele717/
Hetfeild711/
E'Tfeile711/
Jeffelei711/
Heffelis711/
Chiofele711/
Chifehle711/
Chifelhe711/
Häfeli671,471/
Hafeli67285/
Chiffelle67210/
Offele67198/
Hefila67128/
Etfeil6784/
Hafely6758/
Oefile6750/
Gefeli6743/
Hifile6739/
Effeli6735/
Oefeli6732/
Affele6731/
Ofoele6730/
Afelea6727/
Efelis6719/
Efoleh6717/
Ophele6715/
Aphele6712/
Ef'eil6710/
Hafile679/
Efelia676/
Effale676/
Hifale675/
Afeele675/
Ofeile674/
Afiele674/
Ifoele674/
Effeil673/
Eiffle673/
Effely673/
Hiffle672/
Hafale672/
Afeile672/
Ofelej671/
Jefile671/
Hofale671/
E'Feil671/
Efeïly671/
Etfeyl671/
Aafele671/
Afaele671/
Ifeile671/
Iphele671/
Ifaele671/
Hijfle671/
Effile671/
Efille671/
Chifle671/
Afelie671/
Hayfle670/
Heitfeild670/

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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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  • 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 Hefele
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