Hefta Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Hefta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Poland951:400,09242,855
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Hefta (83) may also be a first name.

Hefta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hefta is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hefta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,055,483rd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The last name Hefta is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Hefta are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hefta is also the 1,052,971st most widely held forename on earth, borne by 83 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 2,704,917. In The United States Hefta is mostly found in: North Dakota, where 33 percent reside, Minnesota, where 10 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 40 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Hefta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hefta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hefta surname increased 705 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hefta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hefta last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the party.

Hefta earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.82% less than the national average, earning $42,362 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heffta9114/
Hoefta9113/
Heftay916/
Heftai913/
Chefta911/
Efta89630/
Heftead831/
Hefti803,813/
Hafta801,906/
Hefty801,553/
Jefta80898/
Hefte80244/
Eftha80117/
Hofta8046/
Höfta803/
Hebta802/
Gefta801/
Ahfta801/
Effta801/
Eftai801/
Eftat801/
Eftah801/
Eifta801/
Haftay733,381/
Hefter732,520/
Jeftha732,025/
Heftie7334/
Heftøy7313/
Chifta7312/
Haftah7312/
Chebta7310/
Heffty735/
Jefhta735/
Hefteh735/
Hyftad734/
Haftau734/
Heebta731/
Hebtea731/
Hebtay731/
Aphfta731/
Haftha731/
Jeffta731/
Geftha731/
Heafty731/
Chevta731/
Khefti731/
Heifte730/
Heffte730/
Heftey730/
Heufty730/
Efty672,093/
Efti672,085/
Afta67193/
Heffter67178/
Ifta67132/
Haewtai6746/
Chefter6737/
Chewtat6727/
Efte6715/
Jefftha674/
Ofta673/
Ebta673/
Eftieha673/
Ewta672/
Chebtha672/
Kheawta672/
Efftaja671/
Chiftaj671/
Heiftje671/
Heiftez671/
Chebtta671/
Yfta671/
Heawtai671/

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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 Hefta
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