Hefny Surname

21,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Hefny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt23,1861:3,965531
Saudi Arabia1,5111:20,4212,846
Syria2951:65,4272,975
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
United Arab Emirates451:203,60614,059
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Palestine191:239,4139,903
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Hefny (841) may also be a first name.

Hefny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hefny (Arabic: حفني) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefny? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hefny is the 21,554th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 288,410 people. Hefny occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Hefny live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 92 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Hefny is also the 281,453rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 841 people.

The surname Hefny is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 23,186 people, or 1 in 3,965. Not including Egypt this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found and Syria, where 1 percent are found.

Hefny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hefny are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Hefny earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $47,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hefney91521/
Hefnay912/
Hefnyy911/
Hefniy911/
Heffny911/
Heffney8323/
Chefney839/
Hefnauy834/
Hepfney831/
Hefni808,803/
Hefne80454/
Hifny80390/
Hefna808/
Effny801/
Cheffney771/
Hefner7313,397/
Hifney73215/
Hyffny738/
Khefni737/
Chefna734/
Jeffny734/
Haifny734/
Hefnee732/
Chefni731/
Heffne731/
Heffni731/
Hefnei731/
Hefnie731/
Hefned731/
Hefnet731/
Gefney731/
Effney730/
Heffner6711,614/
Heifner671,106/
Heafner67860/
Efni67678/
Hepfner67465/
Heefner67420/
Chefnaj67204/
Jefinny6712/
Efna677/
Chifney676/
Chefner675/
Geffney675/
Efinney672/
Hefnner672/
Efnh672/
Chefnes671/
Hesfner671/
Efne671/
Chefnea671/
Hewfner670/
Jeffney670/
Chifnay670/

Hefny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hefny in the Arabic language
حفنيhfny-
الحفنيalhfny-
الحفنىalhfny-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hefny
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