Hefin Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Hefin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Hefin (865) may also be a first name.

Hefin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hefin is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Hefin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Hefin live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 276,748th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 865 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly found in: Arizona, where 40 percent live, Mississippi, where 40 percent live and North Carolina, where 20 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 14 percent live and Wales, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chefin917/
Hoefin911/
Hefien910/
Hedfin910/
Heffin910/
Efin89147/
Hefn892/
Cheffin8350/
Heffing836/
Chefing834/
Chefina832/
Chefion832/
Heffien831/
Hieffin830/
Effin80839/
Hefne80454/
Efina80241/
Efing80150/
Hafin80148/
Efion80130/
Hefen8033/
Hofin8032/
Gefin8010/
Jefin809/
Aefin805/
Efien804/
Hefhn802/
Heffn801/
Efind801/
Haefn801/
Ahfin801/
Esfin801/
Eufin801/
Hefnt801/
Eefin800/
Heffinck7778/
Cheaffin773/
Cheffing772/
Efn7531/
Effion731,623/
Effing73994/
Effina73818/
Geffin73105/
Hoffin7367/
Höfing7332/
Jeffin7327/
Hoefen7325/
Chifin7323/
Hefeng7320/
Haffin7317/
Hafien7313/
Heffen7311/
Effink738/
Haefen736/
Eifion735/
Effien733/
Ehfion733/
Chefen732/
Hyfing732/
Effind732/
Etfink731/
Gefina731/
Ahafin731/
Hawfin731/
Haifin731/
Ahffin731/
Heffne731/
Eafion730/
Hiffin730/
Hapfin730/
Cheahfuin711/
Afin67474/
Efim67273/
Ofin67191/
Khoifin67186/
Efen67158/
Ifin67116/
Cheffen67116/
Choifin6718/
Efingue6715/
Chifina6713/
Chiffin677/
Khaifin677/
Efinova676/
Hafn676/
Eiffion673/
Gefn672/
Hifn672/
Efnh672/
Chephin671/
Cheffim671/
Jfin671/
Epffing671/
Efne671/
Kheifen671/
Efén671/
Chefeen671/
Effionn671/
Ohfn671/
Efnd671/
Efng671/
Efnn671/
Efyn671/
Eafn671/
Etfn671/
Eufn671/
Hehefen671/
Hjfn671/
Hofn671/
Hoffien670/
Haysfin670/
Hephing670/
Heffeen670/
Haffinn670/

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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 Hefin
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