Heffley Surname

235,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,706 people bear this surname

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

Heffley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heffley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6561:218,87621,274
Canada441:837,40065,151
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2651:189,50416,696

Heffley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heffley is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heffley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 235,783rd most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,271,715 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Heffley reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,656 people, or 1 in 218,876. In The United States Heffley is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Heffley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heffley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Heffley last name grew 625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heffley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Heffley are 27.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.83% registered with the party.

The amount Heffley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning $41,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.68% less than the national average, earning $42,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heffleyu931/
Hoeffley930/
Heaffley930/
Hefley922,615/
Heffle9278/
Effley9212/
Heffly921/
Heffler861,193/
Haffley86206/
Cheffle8634/
Jeffley8627/
Hoeffle8621/
Heafley8619/
Haeffle862/
Hefleuy861/
Hefleyu861/
Hoffley861/
Heuffle861/
Haefley860/
Hefflee860/
Hoefley860/
Hiffley860/
Geffley860/
Hefflys860/
Hefle8397/
Effle8393/
Hefly838/
Effly832/
Efley831/
Cheffler803/
Heffelle801/
Hefflett800/
Effler771,566/
Hafley771,325/
Hefler771,070/
Hoefle77765/
Offley77669/
Haffly77153/
Hofley77121/
Höffle77107/
Affley7728/
Haefle7721/
Hoefly7720/
Chefle7719/
Iffley7719/
Eafley773/
Eiffle773/
Hiffle772/
Heflep771/
Heflet771/
Heflie771/
Hoffle771/
Haffle771/
Jefley771/
Efflet770/
Heafle770/
Effles770/
Heifle770/
Haefly770/
Heflue770/
Hifley770/
Heafly770/
Geffle770/
Cheiffler752/
Haefelley750/
Efle733/
Efly732/
Eiffler71464/
Höffler71422/
Haifley71408/
Chifley71227/
Hepfler7180/
Hefelle7175/
Heifler7146/
Hiffler7140/
Chefler7111/
Hedfled716/
Chefles715/
Jiffley711/
Hofflie711/
Effless711/
Cheflle711/
Jefflee711/
Heafely710/
Heafler710/
Havfley710/
Efflech710/
Höfle671,683/
Chifflet67759/
Efler67657/
Iffly67271/
Hofle67204/
Affle67106/
Hetfleiš6767/
Hafle6755/
Chiffler6739/
Gefle6731/
Afley6723/
Hetflejš6719/
Hetflejs6714/
Hefli6713/
Hifle6712/
Efleh679/
Hetfleis673/
Ofley671/
Chiffled671/
Ifley671/
Eifle671/
Eflej671/
Eflue671/
Jeffloie671/
Offle671/
Eflay671/
Chefflou671/
Hifly671/
Eifly670/
Effiller670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Heffley
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