Heffen Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Heffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Heffen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heffen occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heffen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heffen is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Heffen are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Heffen is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Barring South Africa Heffen occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Belgium, where 9 percent reside.

Heffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heffen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heffen last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheffen92116/
Heffien921/
Heffeen920/
Effen91156/
Hefen9133/
Heffn911/
Cheiffen860/
Geffen831,189/
Effeng83150/
Hoffen83126/
Haffen83110/
Effend8332/
Hoefen8325/
Hefeng8320/
Jeffen8314/
Haefen836/
Effien833/
Oeffen833/
Heffem832/
Chefen832/
Euffen831/
Heffne831/
Eeffen830/
Hefien830/
Heffin830/
Efen80158/
Hefn802/
Cheffin7750/
Heffing776/
Hoffoen773/
Chiffen772/
Kheifen771/
Chefeen771/
Effendh771/
Hehefen771/
Hoffien770/
Hieffin770/
Hafen732,325/
Offen732,193/
Gefen732,156/
Effin73839/
Hefne73454/
Effem73276/
Hofen73268/
Affen73124/
Efenk7368/
Efend7365/
Häfen7335/
Efeng7333/
Eafen739/
Hefin737/
Höfen737/
Iffen736/
Effne735/
Efien734/
Hefhn732/
Hyfen732/
Efeun732/
Hifen731/
Haefn731/
Edfen731/
Jefen731/
Öffen731/
Eifen731/
Effnk731/
Efeen731/
Hefnt731/
Oefen730/
Effengue71148/
Heffinck7178/
Cheaffin713/
Cheffing712/
Effehene711/
Giffen672,915/
Effion671,623/
Effing67994/
Effina67818/
Geffin67105/
Hoffin6767/
Hopfen6762/
Chifen6749/
Huifen6733/
Efn6731/
Jeffin6727/
Haifen6721/
Haffin6717/
Opheen6714/
Hafien6713/
Geyfen6711/
Yoffen6711/
Effink678/
Affien678/
Chefin677/
Hafeen675/
Offien672/
Effind672/
Jiefen671/
Hoefin671/
Affeen671/
Yiffen671/
Etffng671/
Jiffen671/
Gefeen671/
Ahffin671/
Effndh671/
Efendh671/
Haffnn670/
Hiffin670/
Hephen670/
Hedfin670/
Eifend670/
Iphfen670/

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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 Heffen
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