Hefson Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Hefson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Hefson (23) may also be a first name.

Hefson Last Name Facts

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

Hefson is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Hefson is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Hefson are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Hefson is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 23 people.

This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 44,083,065. In Indonesia Hefson is most frequent in: South Sumatra, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Hefson is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent are found and Singapore, where 20 percent are found.

Hefson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hefson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hefson surname decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chefson92154/
Heifson920/
Heffson920/
Efson9134/
Chiefson86262/
Cheifson861/
Hewson8310,946/
Hebson83592/
Jefson83194/
Hifson8314/
Hevson830/
Jeffson77113/
Chebson7712/
Chevson774/
Chifson772/
Hefsane771/
Esfsoun771/
Hewsomn771/
Jefsson771/
Heffsen770/
Hewsone770/
Ebson73236/
Efsen7395/
Efsun7326/
Efsan7326/
Ifson7321/
Ewson737/
Evson734/
Efzon732/
Jheyvson711/
Chiefsan711/
Gefssonn711/
Chebsion711/
Ephson67879/
Jebson67614/
Jefsen67187/
Hibson67148/
Eefsen6770/
Gebson6726/
Efsane6720/
Hifsun6716/
Hewsen6714/
Gifson6710/
Gevson678/
Eibson676/
Hewsom674/
Efffsiong674/
Hybson674/
Hifzon673/
Eawson672/
Jevson672/
Hefzan672/
Jefsun671/
Eivson671/
Efshan671/
Eavson671/
Efseen671/
Hebsen670/
Hivson670/

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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 Hefson
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