Hefers Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Hefers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Hefers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hefers is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Hefers reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa Hefers is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 73 percent are found and Western Cape, where 27 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Hefers is found in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 4 percent are found.

Hefers Last Name Statistics demography

Hefers earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 182.41% more than the national average, earning R 671,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heffers9274/
Heufers9239/
Hoefers927/
Heifers921/
Hiefers920/
Efers9112/
Cheffers86221/
Heaffers861/
Hafers8378/
Gefers8378/
Höfers8369/
Effers8357/
Jefers8322/
Eufers8320/
Hofers831/
Eifers831/
Efeirs831/
Jeffers7728,625/
Geffers77847/
Hoffers7736/
Effersø7710/
Euffers773/
Jeefers772/
Ieffers771/
Jefeers770/
Hofeirs770/
Hofaers770/
Effersh770/
Ofers7321/
Efirs732/
Afers731/
Chiffers7197/
Cheffirs7139/
Jeffears7136/
Effersøe7123/
Jefferss717/
Jeffeirs714/
Eijffers712/
Geeffers711/
Jefffers711/
Offers67301/
Jffers674/
Jyfers671/
Eifors671/
Efirst671/
Headfirst671/
Effors670/

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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 Hefers
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