Hefferin Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

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

Hefferin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefferin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Hefferin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hefferin is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Hefferin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefferin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hefferin is the 1,428,594th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. Hefferin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Hefferin reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 23 percent live, Florida, where 20 percent live and Maryland, where 18 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Hefferin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hefferin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hefferin last name increased 277 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hefferin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hefferin last name are 14.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.18% being registered with the political party.

Hefferin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $41,823 USD per year.

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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 Hefferin
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