Heffenan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Heffenan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heffenan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Heffenan Last Name Facts

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

Heffenan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heffenan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Heffenan live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Hawaii, where 20 percent reside, Indiana, where 20 percent reside and Nebraska, where 20 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Heffenan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heffenan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heffenan surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Heffenan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Heffenan surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Heffenan earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.28% less than the national average, earning $29,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heffeenan941/
Heffeinan940/
Hefenan930/
Haffenan880/
Heffinan880/
Hoffenan880/
Heffanan880/
Heffenon880/
Hafenan802/
Effenon801/
Hefanan800/
Hoffinan751/
Heffanon750/
Efanan715/
Efenon711/
Effiongan711/
Afenan711/
Heffingon711/
Affanan672/
Efehnam671/
Hafanan671/
Affinan671/
Hefanon671/
Hifinan671/
Iffenon671/

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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 Heffenan
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