Hefen Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hefen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hefen (169) may also be a first name.

Hefen Last Name Facts

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

Hefen occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Hefen reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hefen is also the 703,581st most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 169 people.

The last name Hefen is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 2,683,515. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Other than Germany it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 3 percent are found and China, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoefen9125/
Hefeng9120/
Heffen9111/
Haefen916/
Chefen912/
Hefien910/
Efen89158/
Hefn892/
Cheffen83116/
Heffien831/
Kheifen831/
Chefeen831/
Hehefen831/
Heffeen830/
Hafen802,325/
Gefen802,156/
Hefne80454/
Hofen80268/
Effen80156/
Efenk8068/
Efend8065/
Häfen8035/
Efeng8033/
Eafen809/
Hefin807/
Höfen807/
Efien804/
Hefhn802/
Hyfen802/
Efeun802/
Heffn801/
Hifen801/
Haefn801/
Edfen801/
Jefen801/
Eifen801/
Efeen801/
Hefnt801/
Oefen800/
Cheiffen770/
Efn7531/
Geffen731,189/
Effeng73150/
Hoffen73126/
Haffen73110/
Hopfen7362/
Chifen7349/
Huifen7333/
Effend7332/
Haifen7321/
Jeffen7314/
Opheen7314/
Hafien7313/
Geyfen7311/
Chefin737/
Hafeen735/
Effien733/
Oeffen733/
Heffem732/
Jiefen731/
Hoefin731/
Euffen731/
Gefeen731/
Efendh731/
Heffne731/
Eeffen730/
Hephen730/
Hedfin730/
Eifend730/
Heffin730/
Iphfen730/
Afen671,023/
Efem67645/
Ofen67389/
Efin67147/
Haifene67122/
Efengue67101/
Haifeng6777/
Ifen6751/
Cheffin6750/
Huifeng6750/
Heffing676/
Hafn676/
Chefing674/
Hoffoen673/
Chiffen672/
Chefina672/
Chefion672/
Gefn672/
Hifn672/
Efnh672/
Chifeng672/
Yihfeng671/
Efne671/
Khyfeen671/
Efén671/
Efenova671/
Ohfn671/
Effendh671/
Efnd671/
Efng671/
Efnn671/
Efyn671/
Eafn671/
Etfn671/
Eufn671/
Jfen671/
Hedphen671/
Hjfn671/
Hofn671/
Hoffien670/
Hieffin670/

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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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  • 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 Hefen
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