Hefft Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hefft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England211:2,653,24194,788
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Hefft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hefft is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hefft click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefft? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hefft is the 1,484,726th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Hefft live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 1,257,898. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Hefft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hefft has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hefft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hefft are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hefft earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.94% less than the national average, earning $36,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoefft9156/
Hefftz912/
Heffte910/
Heft892,658/
Heff89288/
Efft890/
Hiefftt831/
Hoeft806,881/
Cheff80973/
Heuft80682/
Heuff80376/
Hefte80244/
Hafft80149/
Heift80122/
Heffe8097/
Hofft8055/
Haeft8047/
Heaft8041/
Höfft8032/
Hieff8017/
Hejft805/
Heiff804/
Cheft802/
Heftø802/
Kheft801/
Heeft801/
Heffs801/
Hefts801/
Hieft801/
Effth801/
Hesft801/
Jefft800/
Heftz800/
Eefft800/
Heyff800/
Cheaffet771/
Eff75860/
Eft75202/
Hef75176/
Chieff7344/
Cheffe7332/
Heifet7330/
Hedfts731/
D'Heft731/
Jheyff731/
Jheiff731/
Hoepft730/
Eiffte730/
Cheaff730/
Heifte730/
Jeff678,379/
Höft675,047/
Haft675,010/
Hoft67974/
Chef67669/
Effe67584/
Ifft67471/
Heef67300/
Eiff67271/
Heif67245/
Hiff67234/
Effs67183/
Hief67143/
Hetf67132/
Geft67128/
Offt67116/
Heaf6764/
Hift6739/
Oeft6736/
Hepf6726/
Cheifet6723/
Jeft6717/
Efte6715/
Geff6712/
Khef6710/
Eyff675/
Edff674/
Hebt674/
Hefe674/
Efpf674/
Hesf673/
Hefz673/
Euff672/
Eaff672/
Hefs672/
Häft672/
Jhff672/
Ieft672/
Hedf672/
Hhef672/
Epff672/
Aeft672/
Afft672/
Cheiffe671/
Hevt671/
Hewt671/
Eaft671/
Heyf671/
Cheuffh671/
Esff671/
Esft671/
Heuf671/
Ieff671/
Ohft671/
Yhft671/
Yfft671/
Ahft671/
Efht671/
Eftp671/
Eftt671/
Eftz671/
Ewff671/
Euft671/
Hgef671/
Hevf671/
Hjef671/
Hjff671/
Efts670/

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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 Hefft
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