Heff Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Heff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
France51:13,284,544357,392
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Heff (55) may also be a first name.

Heff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heff is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Heff.

How Common Is The Last Name Heff? popularity and diffusion

Heff is the 919,444th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Heff are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 55 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 1,404,880. In The United States Heff is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Heff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heff last name rose 423 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heff surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

Heff earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.47% less than the national average, earning $31,727 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheff89973/
Heuff89376/
Hefft89142/
Heffe8997/
Hieff8917/
Heiff894/
Heffs891/
Heyff890/
Eff86860/
Hef86176/
Chieff8044/
Cheffe8032/
Jheyff801/
Jheiff801/
Cheaff800/
Jeff758,379/
Heft752,658/
Chef75669/
Effe75584/
Heef75300/
Eiff75271/
Heif75245/
Hiff75234/
Effs75183/
Hief75143/
Hetf75132/
Heaf7564/
Hepf7526/
Geff7512/
Khef7510/
Eyff755/
Edff754/
Hefe754/
Efpf754/
Hesf753/
Hefz753/
Euff752/
Eaff752/
Hefs752/
Jhff752/
Hedf752/
Hhef752/
Epff752/
Heyf751/
Esff751/
Heuf751/
Ieff751/
Ewff751/
Hgef751/
Hevf751/
Hjef751/
Hjff751/
Efft750/
Cheiffe731/
Cheuffh731/
Ef673,015/
Chief672,668/
Eiffe67331/
Chefe67147/
Cheif67139/
Heift67122/
Hiffe6744/
Heaft6741/
Chiff6728/
Cheef6715/
Heife678/
Häffs678/
Heefz675/
Hejft675/
Kheef675/
Kheyf674/
Heafs672/
Heapf672/
Cheaf672/
Haiff672/
Jeeff672/
Cheft672/
Heftø672/
Hessf671/
Heefs671/
Heeft671/
Heifs671/
Heifz671/
Heyfe671/
Eihff671/
Effth671/
Eyffe671/
Efffe671/
Håief671/
Huiff671/
Jehef671/
Hehef671/
Heesf671/
Heijf671/
Kheif671/
Aheif671/
Ahief671/
Cheuf671/
Effhe671/
Edffh671/
Eesff671/
Hhefh671/
Hesft671/
Hjejf671/
Heefe670/
Eefft670/
Eaffe670/

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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 Heff
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