Heffney Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Heffney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heffney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Heffney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heffney occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heffney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Heffney live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Heffney is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 64 percent are found, South Carolina, where 29 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 13 percent are found.

Heffney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heffney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heffney surname grew 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heffney Last Name Statistics demography

Heffney earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.42% less than the national average, earning $38,653 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheffney931/
Haeffney930/
Hefney92521/
Heffne921/
Heffny921/
Effney920/
Heffner8611,614/
Chefney869/
Geffney865/
Haffney863/
Hepfney861/
Jeffney860/
Hefny8325,268/
Hefne83454/
Effne835/
Effny831/
Heaffner8013/
Heiffner804/
Heeffner803/
Cheffner801/
Hefner7713,397/
Effner77809/
Hifney77215/
Hyffny778/
Hafney774/
Hofney774/
Jeffny774/
Offney772/
Hefnay772/
Hefnee772/
Hefnet771/
Heffni771/
Hefnei771/
Hefniy771/
Hefnyy771/
Hefned771/
Gefney771/
Hefnie771/
Haffny770/
Hepffnner752/
Efne731/
Häffner711,314/
Heifner711,106/
Heafner71860/
Höffner71778/
Hepfner71465/
Heefner71420/
Giffney71280/
Hiffner7133/
Chifney716/
Hefnawe715/
Chefner715/
Jeffnee714/
Hefnauy714/
Hefnner712/
Efinney712/
Chefnea711/
Hesfner711/
Chefnes711/
Hewfner710/
Hefni678,803/
Hifny67390/
Efner67110/
Hafne6737/
Effni6716/
Hefna678/
Hifne674/
Offne674/
Edfne673/
Huiffner672/
Effehene671/
Jeffneah671/
Hefienne671/
Heepfner671/
Chiffner671/
Yffny671/
Jeffenny671/
Afney670/

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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 Heffney
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