Hefner Surname

39,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Hefner Surname Definition:

(German) One who fashioned a pottery, a potter.

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Hefner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8851:33,2994,151
Germany1,5741:51,1476,674
Israel3621:23,6403,486
Argentina971:440,65433,272
Austria741:115,07316,208
Canada711:518,95243,932
Ukraine611:746,27476,759
Czechia591:180,22826,726
Poland561:678,72858,421
Hungary531:185,21315,991
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
France131:5,109,440259,941
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3551:37,0624,391

Hefner (178) may also be a first name.

Hefner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who fashioned a pottery, a potter.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This last name is of German origin; and was held by people that created pottery.

- mrshadow675

Hafner/Hofner/Hefner means 'potter' in Old German.

- William Hafner

Hefner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hefner is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hefner.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 39,191st most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 543,968 people. Hefner occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Hefner are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hefner is also the 683,417th most frequent given name internationally, held by 178 people.

Hefner is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,885 people, or 1 in 33,299. In The United States Hefner is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 15 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent are found and Israel, where 3 percent are found.

Hefner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hefner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 803 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hefner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hefner surname are 25.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.13% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hefner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.27% less than the national average, earning $41,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $49,108 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heffner9211,614/
Haefner922,937/
Heifner921,106/
Heafner92860/
Hepfner92465/
Hoefner92440/
Heefner92420/
Hiefner9287/
Khefner929/
Chefner925/
Heufner922/
Hefnner922/
Hesfner921/
Hefneir921/
Hjefner921/
Hefnier920/
Hewfner920/
Hefne91454/
Efner91110/
Hoepfner862,244/
Haeffner861,108/
Hoeffner86992/
Heaffner8613/
Heiffner864/
Heeffner863/
Heifener862/
Cheffner861/
Heepfner861/
Heffnger861/
Heuffner861/
Hieffner861/
Hiepfner861/
Kheffner861/
Heffnere861/
Hoejfner861/
Heffnier860/
Hafner8332,204/
Häfner838,539/
Höfner832,617/
Hofner831,745/
Effner83809/
Hefney83521/
Oefner83360/
Gefner83292/
Hifner8386/
Jefner835/
Eifner833/
Efnere832/
Hefnee832/
Hefnet831/
Ohfner831/
Hefned831/
Hefnie831/
Heffne831/
Hefnei831/
Hefnir830/
Hoepffner80132/
Hefnerová8066/
Hepffnner802/
Efne801/
Haeffnner801/
Hefnerova801/
Haffner7710,994/
Höpfner776,711/
Hoffner773,960/
Hopfner771,730/
Häffner771,314/
Höffner77778/
Hephner77521/
Geffner77468/
Oeffner77335/
Hipfner77114/
Gepfner7776/
Effnert7746/
Hiffner7733/
Aeffner7733/
Heffney7723/
Jeffner7711/
Chefney779/
Oefnner774/
Hafnner772/
Chefnes771/
Hepfney771/
Hafneer771/
Hafnier771/
Chefnea771/
Haifner770/
Hisfner770/
Haafner770/
Heffnerová7510/
Hepfinnger751/
Heffnerova751/
Hefny7325,268/
Hefni738,803/
Ofner734,743/
Öfner73519/
Afner7322/
Hefna738/
Effne735/
Hifne734/
Edfne733/
Eiffener717/
Hoephner716/
Huiffner712/
Cheffney711/
Chiffner711/
Hafffner711/
Hefienne711/
Hiffnier710/
Offner672,660/
Hifney67215/
Öffner67137/
Höfnerová6725/
Khefni677/
Hifnie675/
Chefna674/
Opfner673/
Affner672/
Hefnay672/
Gefney671/
Heffny671/
Efneid671/
Ifnger671/
Hafnir671/
Esfnez671/
Chefni671/
Jefnea671/
Ephner671/
Afnier671/
Haiffener671/
Heffni671/
Hefniy671/
Hefnyy671/
Effney670/
Esfnet670/
Gifner670/

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Hefner Reference & Research

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