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 last name Hefft is found most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,484,726th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Hefft are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 1,257,898. In Germany Hefft is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name exists 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 frequency of Hefft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hefft surname rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hefft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hefft last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the 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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