Hefley Surname

165,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hefley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5971:139,56814,539
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:169,65815,313

Hefley (19) may also be a first name.

Hefley Last Name Facts

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

Hefley occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefley? popularity and diffusion

Hefley is the 165,618th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,786,824 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Hefley live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent given name in the world It is held by 19 people.

Hefley is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,597 people, or 1 in 139,568. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent live, Oklahoma, where 12 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Hefley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hefley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hefley last name grew 877 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hefley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hefley are 15.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.19% registered with the political party.

The amount Hefley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $45,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $48,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heffley921,706/
Heafley9219/
Hefleuy921/
Hefleyu921/
Haefley920/
Hoefley920/
Hefle9197/
Hefly918/
Efley911/
Heffleyu861/
Hoeffley860/
Heaffley860/
Hafley831,325/
Hefler831,070/
Hoefle83765/
Hofley83121/
Heffle8378/
Haefle8321/
Hoefly8320/
Chefle8319/
Effley8312/
Eafley833/
Heffly831/
Heflep831/
Heflet831/
Heflie831/
Jefley831/
Heafle830/
Heifle830/
Haefly830/
Heflue830/
Hifley830/
Heafly830/
Efle803/
Efly802/
Haefelley800/
Heffler771,193/
Haifley77408/
Chifley77227/
Haffley77206/
Hepfler7780/
Hefelle7775/
Heifler7746/
Cheffle7734/
Jeffley7727/
Hoeffle7721/
Chefler7711/
Hedfled776/
Chefles775/
Haeffle772/
Hoffley771/
Heuffle771/
Cheflle771/
Hefflee770/
Hiffley770/
Heafely770/
Heafler770/
Geffley770/
Havfley770/
Hefflys770/
Höfle731,683/
Efler73657/
Hofle73204/
Effle7393/
Hafle7355/
Gefle7331/
Afley7323/
Hefli7313/
Hifle7312/
Efleh739/
Effly732/
Ofley731/
Ifley731/
Eifle731/
Eflej731/
Eflue731/
Eflay731/
Hifly731/
Eifly730/
Hetfleiš7167/
Hetflejš7119/
Hetflejs7114/
Cheffler713/
Hetfleis713/
Heffelle711/
Hefflett710/
Eifler675,236/
Effler671,566/
Offley67669/
Jeflea67272/
Haffly67153/
Höffle67107/
Ejfler6785/
Haflie6761/
Geflea6748/
Hifler6731/
Affley6728/
Haefli6728/
Hyfler6723/
Hoefli6720/
Iffley6719/
Eyfler6715/
Khefli6711/
Höflie679/
Chefli674/
Efleih674/
Eiffle673/
Owfley672/
Aphley672/
Hiffle672/
Hoflay672/
Cheiffler672/
Eifele672/
Howfly671/
Hoffle671/
Hiflet671/
Eafler671/
Efelly671/
Haffle671/
Haflay671/
Haflei671/
Gefleh671/
Headfille671/
Hijfle671/
Jifley671/
Efille671/
Efller671/
Chifle671/
Efflet670/
Effles670/
Hoefla670/
Haifly670/
Hayfle670/
Heflui670/
Eifles670/
Heifleich670/
Hayfly670/
Geffle670/
Haflee670/

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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 Hefley
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