Heffner Surname

44,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,614 people bear this surname

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

Heffner Surname Definition:

(German) One who fashioned a pottery, a potter.

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Heffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,6701:37,4834,639
Argentina6941:61,5905,242
Germany6291:127,99015,614
Canada1891:194,95019,131
Hungary1341:73,2567,447
France1021:651,20384,246
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
England311:1,797,35772,927
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0401:24,6173,065

Heffner (22) may also be a first name.

Heffner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who fashioned a pottery, a potter.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This last name is of German origin; and was held by people that created pottery.

- mrshadow675

Heffner Last Name Facts

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

Heffner is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heffner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,735th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 627,479 people. The last name Heffner is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Heffner reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 22 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 9,670 people, or 1 in 37,483. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent are found, Maryland, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Heffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heffner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 474 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heffner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Heffner surname are 13.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.69% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heffner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.84% less than the national average, earning $42,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% less than the national average, earning $49,281 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haeffner931,108/
Hoeffner93992/
Heaffner9313/
Heiffner934/
Heeffner933/
Cheffner931/
Heffnger931/
Heuffner931/
Hieffner931/
Kheffner931/
Heffnere931/
Heffnier930/
Hefner9213,397/
Effner92809/
Heffne921/
Hoepffner88132/
Hepffnner882/
Haeffnner881/
Haffner8610,994/
Hoffner863,960/
Haefner862,937/
Häffner861,314/
Heifner861,106/
Heafner86860/
Höffner86778/
Geffner86468/
Hepfner86465/
Hoefner86440/
Heefner86420/
Oeffner86335/
Hiefner8687/
Effnert8646/
Hiffner8633/
Aeffner8633/
Heffney8623/
Jeffner8611/
Khefner869/
Chefner865/
Heufner862/
Hefnner862/
Hesfner861/
Hefneir861/
Hjefner861/
Hefnier860/
Hewfner860/
Hefne83454/
Efner83110/
Effne835/
Heffnerová8210/
Heffnerova821/
Hoepfner802,244/
Eiffener807/
Heifener802/
Huiffner802/
Cheffney801/
Chiffner801/
Heepfner801/
Hiepfner801/
Hafffner801/
Hoejfner801/
Hiffnier800/
Hafner7732,204/
Häfner778,539/
Offner772,660/
Höfner772,617/
Hofner771,745/
Hefney77521/
Oefner77360/
Gefner77292/
Öffner77137/
Hifner7786/
Jefner775/
Eifner773/
Affner772/
Efnere772/
Hefnee772/
Hefnet771/
Ohfner771/
Heffny771/
Hefned771/
Hefnie771/
Heffni771/
Hefnei771/
Effney770/
Hefnir770/
Hefnerová7566/
Hefnerova751/
Haiffener751/
Efne731/
Höpfner716,711/
Hopfner711,730/
Hephner71521/
Hipfner71114/
Gepfner7176/
Chefney719/
Geffney715/
Höffnerová714/
Oefnner714/
Jeffnee714/
Aiffner714/
Hafnner712/
Chefnes711/
Hepfney711/
Hafneer711/
Hafnier711/
Hepfinnger711/
Offnerr711/
Chefnea711/
Jeffney710/
Haifner710/
Haffnir710/
Hisfner710/
Hoffnir710/
Haafner710/
Hefny6725,268/
Hefni678,803/
Ofner674,743/
Öfner67519/
Afner6722/
Effni6716/
Aiffener679/
Hefna678/
Hoephner676/
Hifne674/
Edfne673/
Hefienne671/
Jeffneah671/
Effehene671/
Effny671/

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