Heffer Surname
Approximately 1,936 people bear this surname
Heffer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the heifer'; compare Bull, Stott, Palfrey.
Heffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,089 | 1:51,164 | 6,320 |
| United States | 237 | 1:1,529,363 | 103,723 |
| Australia | 191 | 1:141,339 | 15,185 |
| Canada | 104 | 1:354,285 | 32,012 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| Croatia | 27 | 1:156,615 | 20,822 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 502 | 1:48,557 | 5,964 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 103 | 1:487,560 | 34,505 |
Heffer (23) may also be a first name.
Heffer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the heifer'; compare Bull, Stott, Palfrey.
A nickname from the Heifer [Old English heáhfore]
From the Old Norse, Evarr; from the Frisian, Eve; from the German, Heffe; a personal name.
Heffer Demographics
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Heffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heffer (Arabic: هفر) is found most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Heffer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 212,696th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,764,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Heffer reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 23 people.
The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 1,089 people, or 1 in 51,164. In England it is most frequent in: Suffolk, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 7 percent live. Aside from England this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Heffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Heffer has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Heffer last name expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 230 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Heffer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Heffer last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Heffer surname are 8.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.36% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Heffer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 65.83% more than the national average, earning 573,915 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.91% more than the national average, earning R 418,020 per year; in United States they earn 29.53% more than the national average, earning $55,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.63% more than the national average, earning $62,916 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Heffer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Heffer in the Arabic language | ||
| هفر | hfr | - |
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