Hefte Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Hefte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Norway1071:48,0596,881
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Hefte Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hefte occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefte? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hefte is the 1,032,007th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Hefte are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 3,020,491. In The United States Hefte is most common in: Minnesota, where 22 percent reside, California, where 19 percent reside and Texas, where 19 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 44 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Hefte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hefte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hefte last name rose 324 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hefte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hefte surname are 9.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Hefte earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.54% less than the national average, earning 306,154 kr per year and in United States they earn 12.55% more than the national average, earning $48,563 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hefter912,520/
Heftie9134/
Hefteh915/
Heftey910/
Heffte910/
Heifte910/
Heft892,658/
Efte8915/
Heffter83178/
Chefter8337/
Heftead831/
Heiftez831/
Heiftje831/
Hefti803,813/
Hafte802,262/
Hefty801,553/
Heuft80682/
Eftee80361/
Hefta80237/
Hofte80175/
Hefft80142/
Efteh80142/
Heift80122/
Höfte8063/
Efter8048/
Heaft8041/
Eftei8028/
Eftey8015/
Hyfte8014/
Hebte806/
Hejft805/
Eftep804/
Eftes804/
Cheft802/
Heftø802/
Kheft801/
Heeft801/
Hefts801/
Hieft801/
Hifte801/
Hesft801/
Heftz800/
Cheafted771/
Eft75202/
Höfter7340/
Efther7331/
Heifet7330/
Heffta7314/
Heftøy7313/
Effter7310/
Hoftey738/
Hijfte737/
Heftay736/
Heffty735/
Hifter733/
Eafter733/
Heftai733/
Chevte732/
Chewte732/
Hefftz732/
Khefti731/
Hedfts731/
Heafty731/
Hifted731/
Hebtea731/
Hebtey731/
Hafteh731/
Eifter731/
D'Heft731/
Chebte731/
Haftey731/
Chefta731/
Hoefty730/
Eiffte730/
Efftee730/
Heufty730/
Efty672,093/
Efti672,085/
Ifte671,034/
Efta67630/
Haifete67376/
Chewter67334/
Geft67128/
Ofte6796/
Hift6739/
Cheifet6723/
Jeft6717/
Afte6710/
Haifter679/
Hebt674/
Eftieha673/
Jefftey672/
Evte672/
Chifter672/
Häft672/
Ieft672/
Ebte672/
Hoeftii671/
Hevt671/
Hewt671/
Hewther671/
Hiefftt671/
Eaft671/
Chifteh671/
Esft671/
Yhft671/
Efht671/
Eftp671/
Eftt671/
Eftz671/
Euft671/
Efts670/
Efft670/

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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 Hefte
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