Hefton Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hefton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hefton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Hefton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hefton occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 924,083rd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Hefton are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Hefton is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 279 people, or 1 in 1,299,136. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 22 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Chile, where 2 percent reside.

Hefton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hefton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 821 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hefton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hefton surname are 10.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.32% registered with the political party.

Hefton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning $37,816 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chefton920/
Heifton920/
Efton914/
Hewton83848/
Hofton83182/
Hafton8351/
Efthon8322/
Eftoun834/
Hifton833/
Heftan831/
Jefton831/
Chifton775/
Chewton774/
Kheftan772/
Hebtoun771/
Hephton771/
Efftong771/
Haffton770/
Ewton73698/
Afton73471/
Ofton7378/
Eftan731/
Evton731/
Ebton730/
Eftonova717/
Heawtong711/
Cheftand711/
Efftan672,600/
Howton672,096/
Hawton67737/
Aftoon67472/
Haftan6775/
Eftang6749/
Afthon6724/
Hebtan6723/
Gifton6720/
Havton676/
Gebton674/
Heawthong673/
Aifton672/
Afhton671/
Eaftom671/
Hoftan671/
Iewton671/
Kheawthon671/
Oewton671/
Jewton671/
Eftank670/
Efthan670/

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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 Hefton
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