Hefker Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Hefker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Hefker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hefker is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Hefker are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States it is primarily found in: New Mexico, where 38 percent reside, Louisiana, where 25 percent reside and Washington, where 25 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 37 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Hefker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hefker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hefker surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hefker Last Name Statistics demography

Hefker earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $42,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoefker92144/
Haefker9256/
Heffker9232/
Hefke91580/
Efker9173/
Haeffker861/
Häfker83358/
Hofker83201/
Höfker83165/
Hefkie83130/
Hafker8366/
Hefkey8349/
Efkere8336/
Heffke8324/
Heufke8324/
Gefker835/
Hefket833/
Hefcke831/
Chefke831/
Heafke831/
Höffker7770/
Hoevker7745/
Chefkie771/
Hefkett771/
Haafker770/
Hewcker770/
Afker73953/
Hefka73308/
Gefke73148/
Häfke7394/
Efkes7326/
Hifke7315/
Hewke7313/
Hefké735/
Ifker734/
Eifke732/
Hefky731/
Hoffcker714/
Hevckert710/
Hawker6711,742/
Howker67288/
Geffke67169/
Gebker67143/
Gevker6755/
Chewke6711/
Havker677/
Ewkere674/
Ebkeir674/
Hefkit672/
Chefki672/
Eifeke671/
Hovker671/
Chefka671/
Afkeur671/
Efquer671/
Hifkee670/

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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
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  • 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 Hefker
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