Hefter Surname

170,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hefter Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) A worker with gold braid and lacing, much in demand for the fashions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Jews were very involved in this trade.

Hefter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1391:70,6818,996
United States9921:365,38232,492
Israel1001:85,57610,209
Brazil691:3,102,52789,979
Ukraine631:722,58275,033
Australia481:562,41041,290
France261:2,554,720189,486
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Austria121:709,62061,025
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
England91:6,190,895170,599
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Hefter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) A worker with gold braid and lacing, much in demand for the fashions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Jews were very involved in this trade.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Hefter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hefter occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hefter.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 170,957th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,891,883 people. The surname Hefter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Hefter are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,139 people, or 1 in 70,681. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 54 percent are found, Hesse, where 10 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Israel, where 4 percent are found.

Hefter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hefter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hefter last name rose 963 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hefter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hefter are 7.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.02% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hefter earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.32% more than the national average, earning $51,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.79% more than the national average, earning $74,917 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heffter92178/
Chefter9237/
Hoefter9237/
Heftier922/
Hiefter921/
Hefte91244/
Efter9148/
Haeffter861/
Gefter83434/
Hafter83329/
Jefter83310/
Heftre8390/
Höfter8340/
Hofter8337/
Heftie8334/
Efther8331/
Effter8310/
Hefteh835/
Eafter833/
Hifter833/
Eifter831/
Aefter831/
Eftger831/
Heifte830/
Heffte830/
Heftey830/
Efte8015/
Chewter77334/
Haffter77125/
Jefther7715/
Haifter779/
Jeffter774/
Chifter772/
Hafteur771/
Heibter771/
Hoftier771/
Efteire771/
Hewther771/
Heiftje771/
Heiftez771/
Heftead771/
Jeftter771/
Hoffter770/
Hefti733,813/
Hefty731,553/
After73672/
Eftee73361/
Hefta73237/
Efteh73142/
Eftei7328/
Ebter7327/
Ifter7317/
Ofter7316/
Eftey7315/
Hyfte7314/
Hebte736/
Eftep734/
Eftes734/
Yfter733/
Hifte731/
Cheafted711/
Yifter672,770/
Gifter6757/
Hawter6742/
Heffta6714/
Heftøy6713/
Öftger678/
Hijfte677/
Heftay676/
Jewter675/
Heffty675/
Heftai673/
Howter673/
Chewte672/
Chevte672/
Hebtey671/
Chefta671/
Khefti671/
Heafty671/
Hifted671/
Affter671/
Iftier671/
Hebtea671/
Chebte671/
Eiffte670/
Efftee670/
Heufty670/

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