Heffels Surname

448,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Heffels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heffels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4291:187,65821,804
Netherlands2941:57,4399,880
Belgium141:821,18966,436
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Heffels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heffels occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heffels? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heffels is the 448,561st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,601,510 people. Heffels is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Heffels reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 429 people, or 1 in 187,658. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 90 percent live, Bavaria, where 4 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Beside Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 39 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Heffels Last Name Statistics demography

Heffels earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffels86411/
Hoefels8668/
Höffels8614/
Hoffels868/
Heifels861/
Eiffels860/
Jeffells800/
Höfels77186/
Hafels7729/
Eifels7717/
Hofels774/
Eufels771/
Effles770/
Giffels71262/
Eyfells7126/
Chefles715/
Hyofels711/
Effless711/
Geffils710/
Jeffles710/
Hoffles710/
Efils671/
Ofels670/
Afels670/
Jefles624/
Offles622/
Aphels621/
Efelch621/
Eifles620/
Offless5776/
Ophaels571/
Ifls551/
Eflx551/
Afils502/
Haflz502/
Jeflx501/

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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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  • 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 Heffels
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