Hefo Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Hefo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea921:88,62711,768
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hefo (28) may also be a first name.

Hefo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hefo is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,882,912th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Hefo reside; 95 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 95 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Hefo is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 28 people.

Hefo is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 88,627. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 57 percent reside, Morobe, where 42 percent reside and National Capital District, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chefo8973/
Heffo8912/
Hefou897/
Khefo895/
Efo86342/
Chefou806,639/
Cheffo8067/
Chiefo8038/
Chefoh8015/
Heifou808/
Cheefo803/
Hiefou803/
Chefoo802/
Heffou802/
Chefot801/
Chedfo801/
Hefous801/
Effo75642/
Hafo75325/
Hefa75119/
Efoy7590/
Efoh7587/
Efoa7552/
Eifo7539/
Efos7538/
Aefo7534/
Hifo7534/
Efot7519/
Efod7517/
Efou7511/
Hofo757/
Jefo755/
Eafo754/
Efoo752/
Eufo752/
Esfo751/
Gefo751/
Efoi751/
Efop751/
Epfo751/
Efuo751/
Ahfo751/
Eefo751/
Evfo751/
Ewfo751/
Etfo751/
Ezfo751/
Cheffou736,302/
Chieffo731,505/
Cheifou73236/
Cheifot738/
Cheffoh735/
Cheiffo732/
Cheefou732/
Chetfou732/
Chiefou732/
Heffodd731/
Chiefoh731/
Hieffou731/
Cheffot731/
Chepfou731/
Cheyfou731/
Chezfou731/
Chhefou731/
Cheufou731/
Chevfou731/
Cheefoo731/
Chefa67735/
Hiffo67218/
Chifo67165/
Effoh67163/
Cheiffou6789/
Heufa6761/
Effou6754/
Haffo6751/
Effoi6742/
Haefa6737/
Jeffo6735/
Heffa6734/
Khefa6718/
Khifo6717/
Hefau6716/
Effot6713/
Heifa6712/
Haifo6711/
Hefaz6710/
Efouh677/
Hoffo677/
Chefffou676/
Hefad676/
Eifos675/
Efoud673/
Eifou673/
Ahafo673/
Effoa673/
Eifoh672/
Esfou672/
Chheffou672/
Hedfa672/
Hjefa671/
Effos671/
Essfo671/
Heyfa671/
Edfoh671/
Hovfo671/
Ieffo671/
Hevoh671/
Hohfo671/
Hofoi671/
Hiofo671/
Gefou671/
Heefa671/
Cheffouh671/
Effod671/
Eidfo671/
Ewfoh671/
Yfheo671/
Efoiz671/
Ewfoj671/
Hafuo671/
Hyfou671/
Kheawfoo671/
Hiefa670/

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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 Hefo
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