Hefferton Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Hefferton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefferton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada821:449,33638,948
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Hefferton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hefferton has its highest incidence in Canada. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hefferton.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefferton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. Hefferton is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hefferton are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 449,336. In Canada it is mostly found in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 52 percent reside, Ontario, where 24 percent reside and Alberta, where 17 percent reside. Beside Canada Hefferton occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Hefferton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hefferton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hefferton last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hefferton Last Name Statistics demography

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

Hefferton earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.53% less than the national average, earning $41,967 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Efferton941/
Jefferton892/
Hofferton890/
Hafferton890/
Afferton8239/
Offerton823/
Edferton821/
Aferton750/
Apherton7112/
Epherton711/
Afherton711/
Hefartan711/
Efortan631/
Afortan5047/
Ifartan501/

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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 Hefferton
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