Hefti Surname

120,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Hefti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,7211:3,018384
United States4941:733,72357,547
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
England141:3,979,861125,553
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Austria111:774,13064,097
France81:8,302,840321,660
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Hefti (121) may also be a first name.

Hefti Last Name Facts

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

Hefti occurs most in Switzerland. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefti? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 120,312th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,911,237 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Hefti live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. Hefti is also the 848,089th most common forename globally. It is borne by 121 people.

The last name Hefti is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 2,721 people, or 1 in 3,018. In Switzerland Hefti is primarily found in: Canton of Zürich, where 27 percent reside, Canton of Glarus, where 20 percent reside and Canton of St Gallen, where 12 percent reside. Other than Switzerland Hefti is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Morocco, where 7 percent reside.

Hefti Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hefti has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hefti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hefti are 38.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.8% registered with the political party.

The amount Hefti earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,585 per year; in United States they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $44,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.32% more than the national average, earning $55,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heftie9134/
Heftai913/
Khefti911/
Efti892,085/
Hoeftii831/
Hefty801,553/
Hefte80244/
Hefta80237/
Hofti80125/
Hafti80111/
Eftei8028/
Eftis807/
Efthi805/
Etfti804/
Hevti802/
Eftai801/
Hebti801/
Gefti801/
Hefter732,520/
Heffta7314/
Heftøy7313/
Eftich7313/
Chebti737/
Heftay736/
Chevti736/
Hefteh735/
Heffty735/
Chefta731/
Hifthi731/
Heafty731/
Chifti731/
Hoefty730/
Heffte730/
Heifte730/
Heufty730/
Heftey730/
Hefftoich710/
Ifti674,115/
Afti673,315/
Efty672,093/
Efta67630/
Heffter67178/
Haewtai6746/
Chefter6737/
Efte6715/
Chiftis6713/
Ofti679/
Ebti676/
Eftieha673/
Evti672/
Khewtui671/
Chifthi671/
Heftead671/
Heiftez671/
Ewti671/
Heiftje671/
Hewtitt671/
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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hefti
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