Hefney Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Hefney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Hefney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hefney occurs most in Egypt. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hefney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 597,433rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,987,612 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Hefney live; 88 percent live in North Africa and 88 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

Hefney is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 458 people, or 1 in 200,733. Outside of Egypt this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Hefney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hefney surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

Hefney earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.92% less than the national average, earning $38,867 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heffney9223/
Chefney929/
Hepfney921/
Hefny9125,268/
Hefne91454/
Cheffney861/
Haeffney860/
Hefner8313,397/
Hifney83215/
Hofney834/
Hafney834/
Hefnee832/
Hefnay832/
Hefnei831/
Gefney831/
Hefnyy831/
Hefnet831/
Heffny831/
Hefned831/
Hefnie831/
Heffne831/
Hefniy831/
Effney830/
Efne801/
Heffner7711,614/
Heifner771,106/
Heafner77860/
Hepfner77465/
Heefner77420/
Chifney776/
Hefnawe775/
Geffney775/
Chefner775/
Hefnauy774/
Haffney773/
Hefnner772/
Efinney772/
Hesfner771/
Chefnea771/
Chefnes771/
Hewfner770/
Jeffney770/
Hefni738,803/
Hifny73390/
Efner73110/
Hafne7337/
Hefna738/
Effne735/
Hifne734/
Edfne733/
Effny731/
Afney730/
Heaffner7113/
Heiffner714/
Heeffner713/
Hefienne711/
Heepfner711/
Cheffner711/
Höfner672,617/
Effner67809/
Hafnie67134/
Hifner6786/
Afneyo6780/
Hafneh6742/
Hyffny678/
Khefni677/
Hifnie675/
Haifny674/
Jeffny674/
Chefna674/
Eifner673/
Hepffnner672/
Offney672/
Heffni671/
Hafnee671/
Ophney671/
Efneid671/
Hofnie671/
Esfnez671/
Afneye671/
Chefni671/
Jefnea671/
Gifney670/
Haffny670/
Esfnet670/

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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 Hefney
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