Heffey Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Heffey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:525,64232,946
Australia311:870,82953,581
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Wales201:154,72710,755
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Heffey Last Name Facts

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

Heffey is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heffey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Heffey is the 1,227,038th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Heffey is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Heffey reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 525,642. In England it is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 62 percent are found, Cheshire, where 15 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent are found. Excluding England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 11 percent are found.

Heffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heffey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Heffey surname grew 1,767 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheffey92131/
Heaffey9233/
Heffoey921/
Heiffey920/
Heffe9197/
Effey9171/
Heffy9156/
Cheffeyo861/
Heffer831,936/
Haffey831,834/
Heafey83503/
Heffes83370/
Cheffy83115/
Heffez83101/
Hoffey8367/
Cheffe8332/
Jeffey8321/
Haeffy8315/
Effeye8313/
Hoeffe834/
Heffie833/
Hefoey831/
Haefey831/
Effehy831/
Chefey831/
Effiey831/
Heaffy830/
Heffay830/
Effe80584/
Efey8050/
Effy8033/
Hefe804/
Hefy803/
Cheffer77767/
Chieffe77173/
Heeffer77169/
Heffess7743/
Chiffey7731/
Heffetz7723/
Heiffer7721/
Cheffoe7712/
Cheffet7711/
Cheffie779/
Heuffeu772/
Heffets772/
Cheiffe771/
Jeffeey771/
Ahaffey771/
Effieyo771/
Cheffae771/
Cheffeu771/
Cheffee770/
Heffesh770/
Cheafey770/
Heaffie770/
Hefer731,938/
Affey731,159/
Hafey73777/
Hoffe73521/
Effer73495/
Geffe73415/
Eiffe73331/
Efeya73295/
Haffy73264/
Effeh73263/
Jeffe73166/
Effie73152/
Chefe73147/
Effet73146/
Effes73141/
Jeffy73112/
Heafy73111/
Effoe73107/
Hefez73101/
Hiffe7344/
Heffi7341/
Hefei7338/
Heffa7334/
Efeye7321/
Hefes7314/
Effee7313/
Haffe7312/
Hoffy7311/
Haefy7311/
Effay739/
Heife738/
Haefe736/
Offey736/
Effed736/
Eaffy734/
Hifey733/
Geffy733/
Efeyi733/
Hoefe732/
Effea732/
Höffe732/
Hofey731/
Heyfe731/
Hiefe731/
Eyffe731/
Effei731/
Efffe731/
Effae731/
Hefet731/
Effhe731/
Heefe730/
Esfey730/
Chefy730/
Hefue730/
Eaffe730/
Cheiffer7117/
Cheffher713/
Cheeffer711/
Chieffeu711/
Cheffouy711/
Khefheyi711/
Cheaffet711/
Cheeffee710/
Efe6774,668/
Hepfer67911/
Cheffa67900/
Cheffi67532/
Höffer67474/
Geffie67407/
Chefer67404/
Giffey67357/
Chiffe67357/
Chiefe67309/
Hoffee67303/
Hoffie67221/
Kheffi67184/
Effoue67182/
Hoffay67155/
Eiffes67126/
Haffie67123/
Heefer67119/
Hefetz6796/
Heafer6774/
Jeffay6761/
Chiffy6744/
Heifer6742/
Hefets6736/
Heifet6730/
Chefes6729/
Heifez6724/
Hopffe6724/
Yoffey6722/
Cheiffetz6721/
Efy6719/
Efieyo6719/
Eiffer6715/
Chefeh6713/
Hoffej6712/
Hefeez6710/
Effeit6710/
Hoeffi678/
Chefoe678/
Hechfe677/
Cheife676/
Effowe676/
Effess676/
Haffee675/
Hiffer674/
Jeffee674/
Kheffa674/
Chefie674/
Chefei673/
Hefett673/
Heufeu673/
Chefay673/
Hoefie672/
Cheefe672/
Heffad672/
Chefee672/
Heffat672/
Heiffa672/
Heffou672/
Haffiy672/
Oheefe671/
Chejfe671/
Hesfer671/
Hedfes671/
E'Feyd671/
Eaffoe671/
Efeyed671/
Haifey671/
Haefeh671/
Hafeya671/
Jeffeh671/
Geffay671/
Hefaya671/
Effeet671/
Hefhes671/
Effoie671/
Effuya671/
Effioy671/
Hefowe671/
Heffah671/
Haffei671/
Efeyee671/
Efeyeh671/
Effaie671/
Effiyo671/
Effoyi671/
Chéffe671/
Chefiy671/
Effuye671/
Haffeh671/
Hafeyi671/
Heffas671/
Effeah671/
Effiye671/
Eaffee671/
Jeffuy671/
Jepfey671/
Haiffe671/
Kheife671/
Eiffee670/
Hopfey670/
Hyffer670/
Effets670/
Evffie670/
Effett670/
Eiffie670/
Haffay670/
Hayfey670/
Chefhe670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heffey
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